Skyline_BNR34 wrote:
sabresindc wrote:
So you're ok if they're giving up points because of bad defensive decisions. To be a great player you have to be two way. They can score when they have the puck but they need to be able to hold on to the puck first.
I went back and watched some of these Hodgson decisions before on some recaps, and his decisions weren't always his fault to make. No one was in the right spot, or he was doing the job a center needed to be and not chasing the puck. The only real fault I did find about him was in front of the net he wouldn't tie up the man enough. But I don't blame him for throwing a puck up the boards to the wing that's suppose to be there, but the D-man pinching in and winning the battle his fault at all, That is on his winger.
Same with Myers, some of the things people blamed him were not his fault either, but a variety of bad decisions made by the other 4 players on the ice with him too.
Early in the year, I blame Leopold and Myers for how bad our defensive struggles were, neither could get it out of the zone at all.
And some of these great players in this league are not two-way players at all. Their defense is more emphasized because of how often they actually score which is a false inflation of their defense.
Any examples? We pretty much know the players who don't really play defense, but score a lot (Ovechkin, Semin, Jagr, to name a few), but players like Toews, Datsyuk, Bergeron (Selke finalists), Pominville, Crosby, Kopitar, etc. are all responsible in their own zone.
To say that players that score more often have their defensive numbers inflated is a reach when there are plenty of examples of players that score often and don't play defense and those that do play defense.
_________________
Girgensons for captain. Team Keep Nick DesLauriers forever.
@TJLuckman550