CityinFlames Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I still can't believe Phanny boy is a captain of the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thad Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRkpDxzX-Us&feature=plcp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagorim Jarg Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Bahahaha did u make this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzam Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 both are pylons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw604 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Phaneuf. He can play play pp and plays better with a good mobile dman. Bieksa is undersized and inconsistent. When he on he's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedman Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Phaneuf isn't worth that 6,5mil cap hit. Would take Bieksa any day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Not who would you rather have on your team but who is overall the better D man. Contracts, injuries, accolades left aside who is the general consensus more talented player? Both players play a very physical game. Both aren't considered the most technically sound in their own zone. I was just thinking if maybe Toronto forked over To Van: -Phaneuf -Kadri -Colborne -Kulemin To Tor: -Luongo -Bieksa -Raymond -2nd 2013 Would that make any sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti-Bettman Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Bahahaha did u make this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanghorneslimRules Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Phaneuf over Bieksa but I'd rather have both of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammyrft Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Not who would you rather have on your team but who is overall the better D man. Contracts, injuries, accolades left aside who is the general consensus more talented player? Both players play a very physical game. Both aren't considered the most technically sound in their own zone. I was just thinking if maybe Toronto forked over To Van: -Phaneuf -Kadri -Colborne -Kulemin To Tor: -Luongo -Bieksa -Raymond -2nd 2013 Would that make any sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Take the bias out of it, Phaneuf is the better defenseman. Bieksa is just popular with Canuck fans and Phaneuf isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Are you guys kidding me? Phaneuf and Bieksa are both terrible defensively - the only reason Bieksa has a hefty plus-minus is because of Hamhuis. You pair Phaneuf with Hamhuis and trust me, Phaneuf would be much better than Bieksa. Kevin Bieksa has been sheltered his whole career by a defensive defenceman like Mitchell and Hamhuis, allowing him to make stupid gambles without getting burned. He is brutal in his own zone and his shot is nowhere near as good as Phaneuf. All he has over Phaneuf is skating, that's it. Dion's size trumps Bieksa's and he is one of the biggest hitters in the game today, whereas Bieksa is a tiny try-hard who isn't tough or big enough to deal with bigger forwards. Just look at the Boston and Kings series - Bieksa was schooled by their giant forwards. Phaneuf > Bieksa any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieColeman Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Are you guys kidding me? Phaneuf and Bieksa are both terrible defensively - the only reason Bieksa has a hefty plus-minus is because of Hamhuis. You pair Phaneuf with Hamhuis and trust me, Phaneuf would be much better than Bieksa. Kevin Bieksa has been sheltered his whole career by a defensive defenceman like Mitchell and Hamhuis, allowing him to make stupid gambles without getting burned. He is brutal in his own zone and his shot is nowhere near as good as Phaneuf. All he has over Phaneuf is skating, that's it. Dion's size trumps Bieksa's and he is one of the biggest hitters in the game today, whereas Bieksa is a tiny try-hard who isn't tough or big enough to deal with bigger forwards. Just look at the Boston and Kings series - Bieksa was schooled by their giant forwards. Phaneuf > Bieksa any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucktican Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Phaneuf is a just a big blob in human form! Bieksa any day!!!! Although I might be biased as I am a bieksa fan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks.brad Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Just saying Phaneuf is better than Bieksa without giving any objective evidence is just plain BS. You should at least try to back up your opinion with some kind of objective measurement. Bieksa and Phaneuf both got 44 points, tied for twelfth among defencemen, but Bieksa was +12 and Phaneuf -10 - a difference in +/- of 22, however Bieksa, unlike Phaneuf, did not play first unit PP to inflate his stats. Among defencemen playing even strength, Bieksa was second among D's in the entire league, while Phaneuf was 35th. No comparison, Bieksa is far better than Phaneuf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyzer Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Phaneuf is only useful as a human pylon, and even then it's a stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 As a person, Bieksa. As a team-mate, Bieksa. Defence man per $, Bieksa. Overall better D man? Phaneuf. His contract is pretty bad, for how good he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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