Stralman is a turnover machine. Open your eyes. He's awful at covering players in front of the net. He can't move players in front of the net. He consistently turns back into the other teams players when he has the puck behind the net. Watch for this next game. He'll get the puck free, instead of skating to open ice, he turns back into the other teams forwards. He does it all the time. It's the dumbest thing I've ever seen. He also is absolutely horrible at getting his shot through to the net. I can't remember a player that is worse at hitting the other teams players with his shot. It's embarrassing. He doesn't have a clue what a body check is. I would say that is why Moore is better.
18 turnovers in 41 games, and he's a turnover machine? What does that make Del Zotto, McDonagh, and Girardi? They all have more turnovers than Stralman.
You also question his ability to hit the net with his shot which is more garbage. Stralman has less Missed Shots than Del Zotto, McDonagh, and Girardi.
He also does take the body. Stralman, Del Zotto, and McDonagh are all in the same range as far as hits go.
Remember what the defense was like before the Moore trade. Despite his limited ice time, he has already improved the defense significantly. There was a reason Moore was drafted in the first round and Stralman was a guy one of the worst defensive teams in hockey didn't want. He's not very good.
Dan Girardi wasn't draft either.
The only thing that's not very good here, is your analysis.
You whine about his physicality when he's just as physical as Del Zotto and McDonagh.
You whine about his turnovers when he averages less turnovers per game than pretty much all of our dmen.
You whine about his ability to get his shot on goal, despite him missing less shots than most of our dmen.
What we have here, is some biased nonsense by someone who can't even do a little bit of homework. In the future, when you feel the urge to bless this forum with your awesome opinion, research the crap you're spewing. Because right now none of it makes sense and the only thing you're doing is proving you don't know a single thing about Stralman.
