Right. Undressed so hard that he actually disrupted Kuznetsov to the point that he didn't regain control of the puck until he was well behind the goal line. Creative play by Kuznetsov, but Talbot's the goat on that one, not Larsson.Anyone see super-elite defensive dman Larsson get absolutely undressed by Kuzy last game for the 4th goal? after being stuck in no man's land on the 3rd goal?
No Larsson admittedly has not played very well this season, certainly not as well as last year (Klefbom has been downright awful most of the time).oh lordie.
now I see why you guys are convinced he's elite defensively.
If you can't admit that goal is almost solely Talbot's fault then you're not an objective observer. Of course Larsson didn't play that perfectly by any means, but he played it well enough to eliminate the scoring chance. A shot from behind the net is not a scoring chance. Also your analysis of the 3rd goal has me questioning if you have any idea what you're talking about in regards to hockey. Do you think Larsson should back in and let the best goalscorer in the league walk into the slot? No, he did what he was supposed to and neither his D partner nor the centre picked up Kuznetsov.If you can't admit when he gets walked, then you're not an objective observer.
If you can't admit that goal is almost solely Talbot's fault then you're not an objective observer. Of course Larsson didn't play that perfectly by any means, but he played it well enough to eliminate the scoring chance. A shot from behind the net is not a scoring chance. Also your analysis of the 3rd goal has me questioning if you have any idea what you're talking about in regards to hockey. Do you think Larsson should back in and let the best goalscorer in the league walk into the slot? No, he did what he was supposed to and neither his D partner nor the centre picked up Kuznetsov.
Zaitsev gets burned on the regular, and I don't see anyone admitting it. Hes terrible defensively.
As we can see, both Zaitsev and Larsson get burnt on the regular. As does every dman.
Leaf fans admit it when Zaitsev (and other leafs) do, Oilers fans can't admit it when larsson does.
I've seen Lidstrom make dreadful plays as well. Those types of posts are so pointless.Anyone see super-elite defensive dman Larsson get absolutely undressed by Kuzy last game for the 4th goal? after being stuck in no man's land on the 3rd goal?
This is rather ironic given that I criticized Talbot, Klefbom, and Nuge in that exact post you quoted. Are they not Oilers?The guy got walked, easily.
You see all us leaf fans who you call homers all the time? when a leaf like Zaitsev gets burnt, we admit it.
I guess he's moved on from cherry picking stats and decided to cherry pick highlights instead.I've seen Lidstrom make dreadful plays as well. Those types of posts are so pointless.
Why are you not saying this to the person who raked Zaitsev over the coals over his bad play on the Stone goal?I've seen Lidstrom make dreadful plays as well. Those types of posts are so pointless.
Who is the better dman right now? Sorry cant start a poll, someone do that for me.
No, defensively Larson is much better.Zaistev is much better offensively and they are equal defensively.
Yeah the on the ice results just don't match the rhetoric.The Leafs have a bottom 5 defence in the NHL yet I always hear how Rielly, Zaitsev, and Gardiner are better than Larsson. Just doesn't seem to add up
So OEL must be worse then too? Yotes are a bottom 5 defense...Yeah the on the ice results just don't match the rhetoric.
The Leafs have a bottom 5 defence in the NHL yet I always hear how Rielly, Zaitsev, and Gardiner are better than Larsson. Just doesn't seem to add up
Leafs have a bottom 10 defense. Edmonton has a bottom 5 defense. So yeah what you're saying does seem to add up.
Zaitsev is a top pairing D.
Larsson is not.
It's pretty obvious by all the numbers.