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PlayerToBeNamedLater said:
I'd prefer it be, because the top pair can play close to half the game.
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i'd prefer to be pittsburgh, that doesn't have it, and won the cup, or detroit, that has never had it and won a bunch of cups, or the kings that just won a cup wtihout it.

i think you're just saying this, without thinking about everything else you have ever said about what you think constitutes a good defenseman on this site.
 
msun30 said:
i'd prefer to be pittsburgh, that doesn't have it, and won the cup, or detroit, that has never had it and won a bunch of cups, or the kings that just won a cup wtihout it.

i think you're just saying this, without thinking about everything else you have ever said about what you think constitutes a good defenseman on this site.
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Phaneuf has everything that constitutes a good dman though.
 
Montana said:
In a year or two Phaneuf could still be our best all around defenseman....and a key piece on a contending team.
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could be but the leafs stand a better chance of building a contender by taking a few risks rather than sitting on what they have, imo.

my point was only to say....... they have some riches on the back end in terms of depth, talent and potential.

if htey want a first line C they are going to have to sacrifice somewhere and take some sort of risk.

maybe rielly or gardiner is the key to that risk. or maybe phaneuf is.
 
msun30 said:
could be but the leafs stand a better chance of building a contender by taking a few risks rather than sitting on what they have, imo.

my point was only to say....... they have some riches on the back end in terms of depth, talent and potential.

if htey want a first line C they are going to have to sacrifice somewhere and take some sort of risk.

maybe rielly or gardiner is the key to that risk. or maybe phaneuf is.
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Agreed....I'm just not sure this is the best potential risk/reward.
 
just speculating and trying to be reasonable and realistic in so doing.

if anybody is likely to give up a package that we can live with for phaneuf (i.e. not just a cllection of 2nd liners and B level prospects) philadelphia is the team and couturier seems to be the most suitable piece to centre a package around.
 
Not only is phaneuf a legit #1 dman, but he's the only leaf who's even a legit top-pairing defenseman at the moment. And only gardiner even has that realistic potential...and even that's not a guarantee.
 
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Weber, Suter, Karlsson, Doughty(debatable), Letang, Chara, Pietrangelo, Yandle, Keith....after that its really all about preference.
 
I wouldn't take Keith Yandle over Phaneuf.....he puts up nice numbers, but he's unbelievably protected with the icetime he's given. The vast majority of his shifts start in the offensive zone, and his quality of competition faced was something like 7th amongst Phoenix defenseman last year.
 
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