Thank God because some of our defenseman have no fn clue how to play defense. See Miller. See Trouba.
How quickly our dumb fuck fans forget that before his eye injury, Staal was a part of an elite shutdown pairing for a long time. Not surprising. Tons in our dickhead fan base blamed Lundqvist or the defense for not winning a cup when it was the offense that sucked moose cock for Hanks entire career.
Staal was a road cone even BEFORE the injury. He NEVER used his body and would always stick check. He is who Miller copied his game from.
Staal was a hump, even more so after the cheap shot from his brother and the eye injury. Girardi was a shutdown dman, The only thing Staal shut down was the Rangers ability to sign free agents thanks to his bloated contract.
Though I am not surprised. 90% of our dumb fuck fan base still doesn't realize when you take forwards 1st or 2nd overall, you play them 17+ minutes a night and put them on the first PP unit like every other team does in the league. 85+ years, one cup.
