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Young Defensemen Making A Name For Themselves
by Paul on 10/16/09 at 06:05 PM ET
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from Phil Coffey of NHL.com,
Back in the day, make that way back in the day, I was told that young defensemen were to be seen and not heard.
In other words, keep your eyes open and your mouth shut—and learns. Judging by what is going on in the NHL this season, I think the statement was made owning to my lack of talent at such a tender age, because young defensemen sure are making themselves both seen and heard nowadays.
The early going of the 2009-10 season has seen a slew of young defensemen come to the fore. Yes, it is early, but their exploits are still worth noting, especially when you see a kid like Michael Del Zotto not only earning minutes from a demanding coach like John Tortorella in New York, but also leading the entire rookie crop in scoring as of Thursday with 2 goals and 5 assists in seven games. His teammate, Matt Gilroy, also is a rookie and also playing some mighty minutes with the Rangers, averaging over 18 per game.
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