Matt Dumba's continued awfulness

[Channelcat]

He was never good. He's another guy who put together a lucrative career based on nothing but draft pedigree.

 

[BKarchitect]

He was never good. He's another guy who put together a lucrative career based on nothing but draft pedigree.

This is just patently untrue.

 

[BigTomBomber]

He’s a bad bottom pairing defenseman, much less playing anywhere in the top 4. Overpaid by $2.75m as he should be an injury replacement only (#7 or #8 ). Giving him a 2nd year at $3.75m is horrible

 

[State of Hockey]

Age and wear and tear happened, that's what. He was a very good defensemen in his prime. But his pec injury took away his offense, and now the rest of the body is going too. He played a rough and tough game without the size to keep up, and it's showing. He had a decent career.

Of course we should have dealt him back in the day before the collapse, but of course Wild management will not manage their assets.

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

3.75 for Dumba is absolutely Dumb

 

[Hall of Faber]

Definition of all the tools but no toolbox. Worst hockey IQ I have seen.

 

[DuklaNation]

Dumba is trash defensively.

 

[FinnLightning26]

I was shocked to see him get almost 4 million per year. He was awful in his short time here.

 

[f7ben]

Definition of all the tools but no toolbox. Worst hockey IQ I have seen.

It took him a while to learn the defensive end of the position but his age 26-28 seasons saw him playing very good defense

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

Alex Petrovic is still playing?!?!

 

[serp]

Alex Petrovic is still playing?!?!

He played in as many playoff games last year as the Toronto Maple Leafs.

He's in his fourth season with the Texas Stars now and has been occasionally called up to the Dallas Stars.

Fun Fact Alex Petrovic grew up in Edmonton in the 90's as a Dallas Stars fan.

Dallas Stars D-man Petrovic bled green while growing up in Edmonton

NHL Playoffs

edmontonjournal.com

 

[biturbo19]

That’s just not true at all. Before he tore his pec he was a massive part of one the best defensive corps in the league.

Even at that point, pre-injuries that seem to have hampered him, he was what...the 4th best "massive part" of that defence corps?

 

[Zbynek]

Don't fret. Maybe Kyle Dubas will come calling. He loves washed up defesemen.

We currently have a $7.25 mil 4th d pairing sitting in the pressbox. So he'd fit in just great. Matt Dumbas come on down

 

[lettuceAA]

Injuries, he also has been the same player since he became a social justice warrior.

 

[aylib]

Was surprised to see him sign for what I thought was about 375% of his worth.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Trouba for Dumba

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

I hate when there's no delete option.

 

[eojsmada]

I look at Dumba and see a slightly different version of Bouchard from Edmonton. Neither one of them known to be a good "first pass" kind of guy from their own end, and neither really are good at defending. Both have a good shot and seem to be good at the offensive side of things, but both are just missing the skating ability, foot speed, and defensive IQ. The only "difference" between Dumba and Bouchard, to me, is that Dumba will fight.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Was always a pretty high event player. Just lost the skills to make the high events happen in the OZ.

 

[aylib]

I look at Dumba and see a slightly different version of Bouchard from Edmonton. Neither one of them known to be a good "first pass" kind of guy from their own end, and neither really are good at defending. Both have a good shot and seem to be good at the offensive side of things, but both are just missing the skating ability, foot speed, and defensive IQ. The only "difference" between Dumba and Bouchard, to me, is that Dumba will fight.

Not familiar with Bouchard, but Dumba55 will also make loud, splattering hits--many of them causing him to be out of position.