Rebel_1812
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L K said:CarltonTheBear said:Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:I was just thinking, in fact, that on a real contender Gunnarsson would be an excellent #5 guy.
Outside of a Chicago or St. Louis he'd probably be on the 2nd pairing for most top teams.
I think the difficulty in minutes dropping from the 1st unit to the 2nd gets really understated at times. Either getting Gunnarsson off the top unit altogether, or getting a better 2nd pairing that can share some of the load against top players would do wonders for making Phaneuf and Gunnarsson look better.
I think its more the latter. Franson, Gardiner and Riley suck defensively. Maybe Fraser and Gleason for the 2nd pairing?