Who Should Be the Canucks Sixth Defenseman, S. O’Brien Or M. Schneider?

Posted: 2nd December 2009 by Larry Johnson in NHL
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Written by: Larry "The IceMan" Johnson I am puzzled by the fact that Shane OÆBrien has been sat out for seven straight games, at the time of this writing. We all know that Mathieu Schneider was brought in to quarterback the power play and not for his defensive play nor toughness. Sure Schneider has four points on two goals (one power play) and two assists but he is also a minus two , while OÆBrien is a plus three with no points. LetÆs not forget that OÆBrien does not play on the power play and was also providing steady play from his position, before Schneider was inserted into the lineup Also, OÆBrien was brought onto the Nucks to provide tough defensive play and there was no offensive expectation. Hey Mr. Vigneault, how come the two are no ...

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