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Staal got waaay to much crap in NY due to playing in a wide open man-man system. If he played in like a Barry Trotz zone defense he would have been perfectly OK. Sure he was on a horrible contract and had health issues, but any talk about him being like the “worst defender in the league” is ridiculous IMO.
I take back what I said a bit, Nemeth deserves a shot. But from my POV, it does seem like we believe that we are signing a D that is a little better than he actually is. I’ve followed Nemeth on and off since his early junior days. Maybe he has become a more solid D today than I give him credit for. But I am not sold on that he really is worth a fair amount of money over 3 years.
We can agree to agree now.