bleedblue94
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- Jun 8, 2004
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No one wants to hear it but fox puts effort in when he skates. He is not what you would term an effortless skater. He is obviously an elite player regardless, but if you are going to compare makar playing 27 mins a game to fox at 23 or 24 you also need to consider the effort in those minutes just getting around the rink. Makar is an incredible skater with little effort. Fox is like a defenseman version of John Taveras in that they are (maybe was for JT) elite players that aren't the most gifted skaters and big minutes with trips constantly up and down the ice will wear those kind of guys out. I know we love to pump our own guys but we also need to be realistic about deficiencies and how they do/will impact them.
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