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An apology to Alex Edler


King Heffy

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I'll fully admit that I wasn't the biggest fan of Edler's play last year, specifically in his own zone. I saw too many mental mistakes, and all around poor decision making, that resulted in too many goals against.

Forward to this year, Edler's been using his body positioning a lot better, pairing with Tanev to form an effective pairing. His pinches are a lot better timed, and he's much harder to beat out wide. He's been our best defenceman this year, and WD can't get all the credit for a better system. Props to Alex for stepping up and addressing weak areas in his game. Hopefully he continues to grow for us; he's been a key player this season.

This is one case where I'm happy to eat a big plate of crow.

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Good on you! More people need to do the same. I stood by Edler last year despite his mediocre season and I'm glad I did. I knew he was better than how he was playing and I think it had something to do with Tort's system as well.

Bet everyone's glad management decided to keep him, huh? I remember when everyone was calling for his head last year.

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I'm sorry .. as much as I like Edler, the team sure could do without his mental gaffes that cause so much turmoil in the defensive zone. Twice against LA tonight it happened and you could almost feel that the Kings were about to cash in. Scary stuff! Over all, Edler has made improvements this year.

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