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Do you think the Red Wings’ D core is good enough for them to be considered playoff threats?<\/p>\n
Do you think the Red Wings’ D core is good enough for them to be considered playoff threats?<\/p>\n
Because this is a team that’s kind of been teetering on the edge there for the last few years.<\/p>\n
Because this is a team that’s kind of been teetering on the edge there for the last few years.<\/p>\n
I think they have a fine top pairing with Sider and Edmondson, and then basically you have a bunch of fours, fives, and sixes.<\/p>\n
I think they have a fine top pairing with Sider and Edmondson, and then basically you have a bunch of fours, fives, and sixes.<\/p>\n
Bernard Docker, I thought the Sabres made a big mistake with him.<\/p>\n
Bernard Docker, I thought the Sabres made a big mistake with him.<\/p>\n
They acquired him as part of the Dylan Cousins-Josh Norris deal, and then in the summer, they didn’t qualify him, and they allowed him to go as an unrestricted free agent to Detroit.<\/p>\n
They acquired him as part of the Dylan Cousins-Josh Norris deal, and then in the summer, they didn’t qualify him, and they allowed him to go as an unrestricted free agent to Detroit.<\/p>\n
You know, he’s a fine defenseman.<\/p>\n
You know, he’s a fine defenseman.<\/p>\n
I think he’s a bottom pairing guy.<\/p>\n
I think he’s a bottom pairing guy.<\/p>\n
He’s right shot, so he has some value there.<\/p>\n
He’s right shot, so he has some value there.<\/p>\n
I don’t really trust Steve Eisenman’s judgment when it comes to defensemen.<\/p>\n
I don’t really trust Steve Eisenman’s judgment when it comes to defensemen.<\/p>\n
He’s the one who signed Justin Hall, who’s been one of the worst defensemen in the NHL the last few years.<\/p>\n
He’s the one who signed Justin Hall, who’s been one of the worst defensemen in the NHL the last few years.<\/p>\n
He signed him to a three-year contract three years ago, and that was a dismal failure.<\/p>\n
He signed him to a three-year contract three years ago, and that was a dismal failure.<\/p>\n
The Ben Sherrod extension from earlier in the season, he’s a solid veteran.<\/p>\n
The Ben Sherrod extension from earlier in the season, he’s a solid veteran.<\/p>\n
But if you look at that defense, I mean, really, you’ve got Sider and Edmondson probably playing 24, 25 minutes a night, playing all the offensive zone starts, and then the rest of the defense is really average.<\/p>\n
But if you look at that defense, I mean, really, you’ve got Sider and Edmondson probably playing 24, 25 minutes a night, playing all the offensive zone starts, and then the rest of the defense is really average.<\/p>\n
Sandin Pelika is going to be really good, but I think he’s a year or two away, so they’re trying to bridge the gap.<\/p>\n
Sandin Pelika is going to be really good, but I think he’s a year or two away, so they’re trying to bridge the gap.<\/p>\n
And signing Bernard Docker is basically another gap bridger.<\/p>\n
And signing Bernard Docker is basically another gap bridger.<\/p>\n