Berry 2 Report post Posted February 28, 2010 I personally think that Rafalski was simply the best defensemen in Olympics. I estimate that he averaged about 30 minutes per game and he finished as the best scorer among the defensemen. I hope tomorrow night and until the end of the season, he’ll play in that way. GOOD JOB RAFFY!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted February 28, 2010 Second best. Duncan Keith was better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted February 28, 2010 That won't be how Americans will remember it. How is it that you spelled Olympics correctly in your post but not the title? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Howard He Do It?! Report post Posted February 28, 2010 Another Rafa Oly thread? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dat's sick 1,002 Report post Posted February 28, 2010 Rafalski was indeed selected Best Defenseman of the tournament. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KrazyGangsta 79 Report post Posted February 28, 2010 IMO Rafalski did play good but not amazing, Miller made Ralf looked good on some situations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vladifan 680 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Rafalski was indeed selected Best Defenseman of the tournament. That is GREAT news! :colorbounce: Thanks for putting it on here because I turned it off right after the OT goal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newfy 695 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Hopefully his play carrys into the regular season! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clutchngrab 12 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Whose blown defense was it that gave Crosby the gold winning goal? You guessed it non other than. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doc Holliday 1,888 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Raffy's offensive powress during the olympics doesn't save him from sucking defensively during. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 I guess no one mistake should ever define an overall performance but that was a pretty huge mistake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingsfaninMA 3 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 I watched every game in the tournament and Rafalski was the best player not just dman. Whoever said keith was is a joke. Seriously you must love keith more than ur wife if u actually think it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Keith was tied for second in defense scoring and was not on the ice for a goal against for the duration of the Olympics. Not only should he have been on the All-Star team (Miller, Rafalski, Weber, Toews, Parise, Demitra) he should have been named best defenseman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingsfaninMA 3 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Keith was tied for second in defense scoring and was not on the ice for a goal against for the duration of the Olympics. Not only should he have been on the All-Star team (Miller, Rafalski, Weber, Toews, Parise, Demitra) he should have been named best defenseman. GOB GOB GOBBLE!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MannyK 16 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Another Rafa Oly thread? don't worry about it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mmamolo 287 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Naming the all-star team is a tough thing because Weber and Rafalski both had great tournaments but so did Keith. In my opinion Weber was named over Keith just because he was a little bit more flashy and noticeable while out there. For me Rafalski, despite his defensive lapse on the gold medal winning goal, did have a great tournament and does deserve the praise he's getting. THe olympics are funny. For some players they're going to rejuvenate their seasons and get them hot down the stretch (which hopefully it does for Rafalski) while it's going to cool some players off who were on streaks in the NHL prior to the break. It's just the nature of the beast. The good thing is, for the Red Wings, for the most part we had a strong trounament. Guys like Filppula, Rafalski, Franzen, Datsyuk, and Zetterberg had good showings. While Kronwall and Lidstrom may not have put up points played decently. We'll see how it works out for us down the stretch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Naming the all-star team is a tough thing because Weber and Rafalski both had great tournaments but so did Keith. In my opinion Weber was named over Keith just because he was a little bit more flashy and noticeable while out there. The thing is...Weber was no more offensively effective than Keith. And Keith was on the ice for zero goals against. Zero. Just based on stats, it's hard to argue Weber was better than Keith. Maybe he was more flashy...but so was Ryan Suter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jollymania 162 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 Weber was better than Raffi and Keith Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blaayze 25 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 I thought Doughty had an amazing tournament. For what was expected of him, and what he gave, I think there is no better than Drew. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedWingAbner 13 Report post Posted March 1, 2010 (edited) I'm sure that several teams were happy with his play, as it kept them in games. He scored....yes. But his defensive play was atrocious, as always. Quite a few goals were Brian Rafalski's man completely confusing him as he attempted to do whatever he is doing out there. Edited March 1, 2010 by RedWingAbner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
