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Originally Posted by spoon.ek9
bieksa has offensive talents? guy can't hit the net or make a pass  |
Did you start watching hockey this year or something?
The guy has had two 40+ point seasons, that puts him near Top 20 in scoring for D-men. He is pretty much on pace to get another 35+ points again as well. Goals may not be there, but he's racking tons of assists. Sure he can play better, but that can be said for the whole defensive core. If you give SOB the minutes Bieksa is playing guranteed you will see his faults and you would probably want to waive him.
Not too sure about the whole backing ish up remark either. SOB hasn't had a fight this year just tons of minors that lead to powerplays. I think even Bieksa had has some fights this year. So I'm not sure how he backs anything up.
Right now the guy that really needs to step up is Edler. He makes some great plays sometimes, but then he'll follow it up with a terrible shift or a give away. Guy needs to start playing like a $3M d-man.