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Dahlin_On_Me

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Forum: NHL SigningsMar. 21, 2023 at 1:47 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>gopherit</b></div><div>Wild fan here. I assume Samuelsson is one of the "legit top 4 shutdown defender(s)" you are referring to. Is Power not a shutdown defender? I'm curious as to what BUF fans feel about Power, Dahlin, Jokiharju, Lyubushkin, &amp; Stillman. Along with Ryan Johnson (who's killing it for my Minnesota Golden Gophers).</div></div>

Yes, if we clone SAMUELSSON x 4 it would be perfect. My point is we need more of that. Power and Dahlin is excellent but are more offensively focused, they both roll the dice too much with defensive coverage, but manage it well. Jokiharju is quick and skilled not spectacular at defence or offence. Stillman is a boarderline NHL/AHL defender. I like Lyibushkin as a 3-7 defender. We need an upgrade on what’s left.

We just lost 7-0 to Boston and 10-4 to Dallas. Our defence is our biggest issue because we can fill the net on the other end.

I’m going to upset some but UPL is not an NHL goalie (I think his save percentage is 50/50 LOL) as least not yet. Hopefully Levi is the guy, seems early for him to jump into NHL but we’ll see.

To be fair our actual defenders skills are above adequate. I feel more our defensive problems are 1) lack of a true #1 goalie and 2) Coaches that have no idea how to scheme team defensive NZ and DZ coverage because we do have the horsepower.

Back to my original point of wanting a shutdown defender, yes I prefer Samualsson type defenders. Ie: Trade Jokiharju for a Gavrikov type player. But at the same time we also need team defensive commitment and better Coaching in this area.
Forum: NHL SigningsOct. 12, 2022 at 3:10 p.m.