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I have your gold medal Zippy!
Largely when he was paired up with Bieksa. Man, what a nightmare pairing. Yet coaches who've won the Jack Adams trophy never failed to try out that awful combo. For whatever reason, apart, these two guys at their peak were legit top 4 guys. But together? The goalie would see more rubber than a two dollar escort when the navy comes to town.Edler isn’t contributing as much offensively at this point in his career but he’s a rock defensively. Have no complaints at all with him in the lineup used in a defensive roll.
What’s inspiring about Edler is that he was a dumpster fire defensively at certain times in his career during his 20s but has turned into one of the more reliable defensive defenders in the league in his 30s (not on Tanev’s level but a tier below). Gives hope that young guys like Hughes and Juolevi can learn and thrive in the defensive end as they mature.