Matt Dumba's continued awfulness

[Drake1588]

Dumba was very good at one time in Minnesota and then injuries took their toll. Now that said, his game fell off before Dallas gave him his current contract, and Nill ought to have known that.

 

[ManofSteel55]

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.

Minnesota never seemed to trust him much though. He was part of the core, but he was almost always rumoured to be available, and despite good offensive numbers, wasn't trusted as a top pair guy. It's obvious that Minnesota was never truly satisfied with his play, and always wished he was more responsible defensively.

 

[Voight]

I think playing for the Wild all those years masked his weaknesses. They arent technically a small market team, but they aren't one of the leagues most popular teams so there's less attention overall on them and their players. Had he spent years playing for Pittsburgh, Vancouver, Edmonton etc I think more people would be aware of his faults.

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

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[rynryn]

He was good, he was exciting. Big hits and huge shots made up for the mistakes that usually come with that aggressive mindset. Playing with Brodin he was sheltered a bit in that regard but being damaged physically now really takes away from his effectiveness--he wasn't ever the smartest player but he wasn't stupid, either.
Excellent guy off the ice--a really good human being. That fight was the turning point for me in my attitude about fights...Perfectly legal hit, got jumped, obliged, and hasn't been the same since.