Hedman vs. Larsson

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Originally Posted by dmitri

I'll take Thor Sr - Hedman.
Thor Jr is Landeskog.

You watch too much Marvel's movies.

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Originally Posted by JerseyGuy276

What the hell are you talking about? Larsson was leading our D-Men in ice time for a majority of the first half of the season...and what does playing in NJ have to do with having it easier?

What the hell are YOU talking about? There is no question that Larsson was sheltered at points, and this is a good thing. Sure there were stretches where he led the Devils D in minutes, but in no way was he just thrown into the fire like Hedman was.

[JerseyGuy276]

Originally Posted by Nocashstyle

What the hell are YOU talking about? There is no question that Larsson was sheltered at points, and this is a good thing. Sure there were stretches where he led the Devils D in minutes, but in no way was he just thrown into the fire like Hedman was.

Funny never noticed it until later in the season because thats when any sheltering started when he began slowing down. He was thrown into the fire because when he lead the Devils defense in ice time, it was at the beginning of the season when he was playing amazingly.

[Kulemon]

Larsson and it's not close for me.

[BeastoftheEast85]

Hedman has an better toolset but has quiet a bit lower IQ than Larsson so I would take Larsson.

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Originally Posted by JerseyGuy276

Funny never noticed it until later in the season because thats when any sheltering started when he began slowing down. He was thrown into the fire because when he lead the Devils defense in ice time, it was at the beginning of the season when he was playing amazingly.

I wouldn't say he was playing "amazing." He played remarkably well for an 18/19 year old defenseman, but he was nowhere near just "thrown into the fire." He played big minutes early on in the season, but you cannot deny that he was sheltered, save for the handful of games he lead Devils D in TOI. He showed flashes of absolute brilliance and I expect him to continue to develop into the Norris-contending defenseman that us Devils fans hope he will; however, Hedman's situation was a lot different than Larsson, and Hedman was not able to be as sheltered as Larsson was in his first season. I still take Larsson here though