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There is a misconception that a winning team needs a bottom pairing goonesque defensive D.....the Hawks did it with 5.5 smooth skating D that could all move the puck.

Guys like Ference are becoming obsolete, an unless can be paid bottom pair salary should be avoided at all costs
 
Gardiner and Franson dominated the Bruins. Best pairing in the series.

And Ference ain't playing over Phaneuf/Gunn.

He'd be an overpaid bottom pair guy on the Leafs.
 
leafman101 said:
They didn't say the same thing about Horton and they have better quality young winger in Seguin.

They don't want to pay him. No interest in it. Because he sucks. If he was so great they would try to keep him like Horton.

So much for that. Nice try though.
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Uh...as a Bruins fan I think I have a better idea of how he is regarded by management than you do. They're letting Ference go because it's either him or Horton, and Horton is simply irreplacable. Ference is a proven playoff warrier with over 130 post-season games under his belt. Keep pretending that your green D which collapsed under pressure could not benefit from his services.
 
MyNameIsJonas said:
There is a misconception that a winning team needs a bottom pairing goonesque defensive D.....the Hawks did it with 5.5 smooth skating D that could all move the puck.

Guys like Ference are becoming obsolete, an unless can be paid bottom pair salary should be avoided at all costs
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The bolded is incredibly important...the Leafs got in trouble with our pair of resident buffoons, Fraser & O'Byrne bumble****ed the puck around the defensive zone leading to copious amounts of Bruin offensive possession. If you're a defender in the NHL, and have no puck skills, you need to thank god that you're living in the last era of NHL hockey where coaches & GM's are old school enough to put value on "shot blocking" defenders with no discernable puck skills.
 
Goldust said:
Uh...as a Bruins fan I think I have a better idea of how he is regarded by management than you do. They're letting Ference go because it's either him or Horton, and Horton is simply irreplacable. Ference is a proven playoff warrier with over 130 post-season games under his belt. Keep pretending that your green D which collapsed under pressure could not benefit from his services.
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Meh, the collapse was fatigue related more than anything else. Dion-Gunner basically had a 3 minute shift at the end of the game. Yeah, they're green, but you don't get not green by not playing.
 
The Bruins blueline isn't top heavy. There's a reason why a guy like Ference is a top 3 blueliner on that team. They don't have top end talent on it, other than Chara.

The key to Boston's defensive success has been goaltending, having the best dman on the planet and strong defensive play from the forwards. It's not due to the great Ference.
 
PlayerToBeNamedLater said:
The Bruins blueline isn't top heavy. There's a reason why a guy like Ference is a top 3 blueliner on that team. They don't have top end talent on it, other than Chara.

The key to Boston's defensive success has been goaltending, having the best dman on the planet and strong defensive play from the forwards. It's not due to the great Ference.
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You underrate the rest of Boston's D. End of story.
 
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