Projected Better Pairing - Fox/Lindgren vs. McDonagh/Sauer?

[SnowblindNYR]

I know Sauer's career got cut short and Fox/Lindgren are young but if you guessed what the latter could have been and what the former will become, which do you think would be the better pairing?

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[duhmetreE]

Mac did it with Girardi. Mac Sauer would have been beautiful to watch

We get spoiled with what we had... Mac was a phenomenal matchup defenseman.

 

[Thirty One]

Mac did it with Girardi. Mac Sauer would have been beautiful to watch

When McDonagh first came up it was:
Staal-Girardi
McDonagh-Sauer

 

[Fugazy]

McDonagh and Sauer would have been fun to watch. Damn shame.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Mac did it with Girardi. Mac Sauer would have been beautiful to watch

We get spoiled with what we had... Mac was a phenomenal matchup defenseman.

It was

 

[Edge]

When McDonagh first came up it was:
Staal-Girardi
McDonagh-Sauer

Such a shame.

Two of those guys had career altreing injuries in their mid-20s.

The the third has really battled some injuries and a lot of milage over the years.

Girardi's career, regardless of his contract, had a pretty typical arch.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Great poll.

It is McDonagh-Sauer for me. I personally give Fox a bit on an edge on McD, but Sauer has Lindgren beat by a healthy margin.

 

[cwede]

Beck-Ruotsalainen

Sauer's tragedy was 100% his own damn fault.

Happened to meet an NYR official, at NCAA game, a couple years after, said they were constantly on some guys (Sauer ... maybe Hagelin?) to wear their chin-straps properly, not cool and dangly

If Sauer's helmet doesn't shift, he isn't hurt so bad

he was just reaching a greater level comfort and confidence then, too
oh what coulda been

 

[DanielBrassard]

I'd probably go with McDonagh-Sauer but this is closer than you would expect.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

Knowing what we know currently...

I think Lindgren can have a Sauer type career.

It comes down to Fox vs McD. I think Fox will have a better offensive career, while McD a better defensive career. Obviously, we already know about McD essentially, but Fox just finished his first season.

Given what we know currently and our current needs, gun to my head, I'd probably pick McD/Sauer if they were both healthy and in their early 20's starting their career, but this is a lot closer than you think.

 

[bl02]

Sauer was quickly becoming a fan favorite and kinda defenseman I know we would have loved to watch.
Sucks!!!
Was also a big fan of Kloucek and that damn knee injury

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

Fox> Mac-Sauer.

 

[JimmyG89]

Went with McDonagh and Sauer. They were on par with the top young defensive pairings in the league. Fox is probably the best out of the 4, but I'm not sure Lindgren is better than what Sauer was. Both served a similar role, but the size of McDonagh-Sauer would have been able to handle all kinds of lines. I have concerns about that pairing if they get out there against some of the bigger lines in the league.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

McDonagh gets a underrated around here because he wasn’t a PP QB. He was probably the best one on one defender on the league at his peak and could still chip in 10 goals and 40 points, and play a ton of minutes and pk.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

McDonagh gets a underrated around here because he wasn’t a PP QB. He was probably the best one on one defender on the league at his peak and could still chip in 10 goals and 40 points, and play a ton of minutes and pk.

Ultimately why I went with the McD/Sauer pair.

 

[aufheben]

Fox is going to be better than McDonagh.

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Do we know how Sauer is doing? I hope he's living a normal life.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Fox is going to be better than McDonagh.

But Lindgren won't be as good as Sauer.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

But Lindgren won't be as good as Sauer.

I don't know about anyone else but I'd rather the better defenseman be better than the worse defenseman in a pairing comparison.

 

[Thirty One]

Knowing what we know currently...

I think Lindgren can have a Sauer type career.

 

[aufheben]

But Lindgren won't be as good as Sauer.

He might be. Sauer wasn’t freaking Bobby Orr.

 

[Ghost of jas]

He might be. Sauer wasn’t freaking Bobby Orr.

Sauer was a legitimate 1st paring complementary defenseman. He wasn't asked to be Bobby Orr.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Fox is going to be better than McDonagh.

I wouldn’t be so sure

 

[McSauer]

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[Fugazy]

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