titanium2 867 Report post Posted September 30, 2010 http://www.calgarysun.com/sports/myflames/2010/09/29/15523136.html I don't want to provoke any "You don't know anything about hockey" comments but I have no idea where all this is coming from. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carman 387 Report post Posted September 30, 2010 He's not overly physical, and was supposed to be an offensive defenseman that didn't produce offensively last year in Calgary. He has great size and great skating ability, and that's what's frustrating he's pretty inconsistent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Datsyerberger 279 Report post Posted September 30, 2010 Peca's right. He's not a player you label as difficult to play against. While his offense is very solid, it's not high end or dominating enough to pressure the other team. He's neither got enough grit nor good enough positional defense to become a frustration there. While a solid d-man, he's just not the sort of guy players fear going up against. He's been all future talent since he entered the league and he needs to start making a more solid impact in some way or another or that contract is going to start looking really bad, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dropkickshanahans 463 Report post Posted September 30, 2010 At least you had to keep an eye out for Phaneuf before he was traded. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted September 30, 2010 He was a great disappointment in Calgary last season...lived nowhere near up to expectations, especially offensively. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shady Ultima 40 Report post Posted October 1, 2010 They made a mistake letting Phaneuf go I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WingNut 25 5 Report post Posted October 1, 2010 This is just Peca wanting to get attention as an analyst. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dobbles 252 Report post Posted October 1, 2010 he is doing what analysts get paid to do; give an opinion. as others have said, bouwemeesters bad year last year leaves him open to this criticism. heck, once he signed that huge deal, he had to know that he was going to catch a lot of flack unless he started winning norris trophies. i think i read he was the 3rd highest paid dman last year. he certainly was nowhere near the 3rd best in the league. calgary fans seem to be the only ones that actually have a problem with it. and i guess i can understand being defensive about one of your players. unfortunately, the only defense anyone has is that peca is unqualified to say what he said; as if any of us message board badasses are any more qualified than peca? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
