He is undersized, a little less than 6 feet for an NHL defensemen. Cut up, but not overly buff. Is fast though and has a great slap shot which he should use more. Should have been in the NHL last year, if not for a broken leg. All in all a good player with a chance to be a top pairing defensemen. Should be in the NHL when/if the season starts.
Seidenberg can be a guy like a Rafalski, who when paired up with a solid stay at home D man can be a real assest. He's a good skater, he makes good passes, and he has a very hard and accurate shot. When he came up he was kind of soft, but in the A he's developed somehwat of a physical game. Not a banger, but he'll hold his own.
Because of his size, though, he can be forechecked and cough up the puck, much like Rafalaski. Normally he is pretty solid positionally, but occasionally can be beat one on one.
Not a liability on defense, but he's more an offensive d man. Put him with Rico, which he was in his rookie season, and that's a pretty solid pairing to me.
He is undersized, a little less than 6 feet for an NHL defensemen. Cut up, but not overly buff. Is fast though and has a great slap shot which he should use more. Should have been in the NHL last year, if not for a broken leg. All in all a good player with a chance to be a top pairing defensemen. Should be in the NHL when/if the season starts.
Seidenberg's shot is huge. He gets awsome power, but has poor accuracy with it, and needs to work on his timing, since he's always getting blocked. He loves to shoot from the point though, and we dont have too many defensemen who can do that very well.
His skating is nothing to write home about. He's not a poor skater, but isnt nearly as fast as some of the other smaller defensemen who have had success in the NHL. I would say he is something of a liability on defense. Not a glaring weakness, but doesnt yet have the experience or physical attributes to compete one on one with good NHL forwards, particularly powerforwards.
His skating is nothing to write home about. He's not a poor skater, but isnt nearly as fast as some of the other smaller defensemen who have had success in the NHL.
While Seidenberg isn't a Niedermayer level skater, he certainly has above average speed.
That's funny, he's listed at 183 cm which is pretty much exactly six feet.
Well, 6' is probably a bit of a stretch. Most teams add an inch or so to their players, and they always round up. Dennis doesn't have a very large frame, which is what limits his physical stregnth.
Seidenberg plays a very good two way game, and is a great guy to have on that 5/6 pairing. As mentioned above, has a very hard shot, and isn't afraid to use it. When the guys start to get pass happy on the powerplay, Seidenberg will stop that cold and put the puck on net.
