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All About The ‘D’
by Paul on 05/27/08 at 11:17 AM ET
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from David Shoalts of the Globe and Mail,
The big difference between these teams is defence. Where the Red Wings’ big four of Nicklas Lidstrom, Brian Rafalski, Niklas Kronwall and Brad Stuart got the puck moving quickly out of their own zone in the face of an improved fore-checking effort from the Penguins last night, Pittsburgh’s Hal Gill, Rob Scuderi, Sergei Gonchar and Brooks Orpik once again could not do likewise when the Red Wings stormed the Penguins’ zone.
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Well, maybe the duo is not yet to that combined level, but Crosby is better than either Zetterberg or Datsyuk.
Posted by NHLJeff from Boston, MA on 05/27/08 at 11:45 AM ET
...but Crosby is better than either Zetterberg or Datsyuk.
Posted by NHLJeff on 05/27 at 12:45 PM
I didn’t realize the subject had switched to whining. If that’s the case, I wholeheartedly agree.
Posted by YzermanZetterberg on 05/27/08 at 12:17 PM ET
...Crosby is better than either Zetterberg or Datsyuk.
Other than the whining issue, Crosby is not “better” than either Pavel or Hank. He may be a bit more prolific as a scorer, but he’s nowhere near the defensive player Pavel and Hank are. Again, maybe someday he will be. He does have that potential. But we’re talking about now, not five years from now.
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 05/27/08 at 12:56 PM ET
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All in all, a pretty objective article, except for this one error…
Correction: Cindy and Ginny have as much or more potential as Pavel and Hank had at their age. Right now, it should be obvious that they don’t have the same overall talent level as The Flying Circus. If they did, Cindy and Ginny would have Selke-Trophy skills to add to their offensive skills. Someday? Maybe. Right now? Not even close!
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 05/27/08 at 10:36 AM ET