Suter is clearly better, but Green is an excellent player.
I'd go with Niedermayer vs. Stevens...
I agree with you about Suter and Green but the Niedermayer/Stevens comparison is a little extreme, unless you are talking about the young (Caps) Stevens.
I agree with you about Suter and Green but the Niedermayer/Stevens comparison is a little extreme, unless you are talking about the young (Caps) Stevens.
Of course.
Stevens was clearly the better defenseman; unless you were looking at stats when they were playing together in NJ.
Compare the defense partners. Mike Green gets Schultz and Poti, Suter gets Norris candidate Weber.
Suter is the one that makes Weber look like a Norris candidate. He's better anyway. Take Suter away, and Weber isn't in the conversation; he'd still be a great defenseman, but not as good as he is now.
says highlights complied from multiple seasons its clear you know nothing about rundblad aside from what wikipedia and youtube tell you...
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Rundblad is an offensive minded defenseman with very good size and puck skills. He has impressive vision and likes to move the puck into the offensive zone with slick stickhandling and good speed. Handles the puck with confidence and has very good poise. A great option from the blueline, where he releases a fairly accurate shot and also find his teammates with tape-to-tape passes. Size and strength is good.
He won Hockey's Future prospect of the award.
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One-Timer: The good-sized Swedish d-man is a beautiful skater, adept at making “coast-to-coast” plays on the ice. He is first and foremost a puck-moving blueliner, but given time to develop a more efficient defensive side to his game, should be become a well-rounded two-way defenseman. Rundblad could possibly sneak into the Top 10 of this draft, although a slide to mid- or late 1st round is more plausible.
Rundblad is a very good player, I don't know why you guys are trying to make him sound like Erixon is LEAGUES better than him.
Both are very good d-men and I would have the biggest boner if that pairing wore blue.
We all think Rundblad is an awesome offensive defenseman. Erixon is just far better at defense. I like Rundblad and I would have the same chubby if we had both, lol.
Suter is the one that makes Weber look like a Norris candidate. He's better anyway. Take Suter away, and Weber isn't in the conversation; he'd still be a great defenseman, but not as good as he is now.
I disagree. Weber is an all star defenseman, nominated for a norris, played top minutes in the olympics for team Canada and is just better. He can handle his own weight.
If you asked Nashville fans, most would tell you that Suter means more to Weber's success than vice versa.
All you have to do is watch Nashville, and it's clear that Suter is the better defenseman,
Weber is certainly more "marketable" -- it's the reason he's the one up for the Norris, and not Suter. He's big, Canadian, tough, has a huge shot, and is the captain -- he's "flashier" and more noticeable than Suter. Doesn't mean he's any better Suter.
Suter makes his living off his hockey IQ, smooth skating, and flawless positioning. Once Lidstrom retires, he's going to take over as the dominant two-way defenseman that every team wants to have. He's just such a damn good player, yet he doesn't get near the recognition he deserves.
its clear you know nothing about rundblad aside from what wikipedia and youtube tell you...
