He didn’t play much defense.....always hovering in the high slot in his own zone waiting for a loose puck to go the other way.
A defenseman who doesn’t play much defense and isn’t named Paul Coffey is going to be a problem in any hockey league!
I think he’s been on the ice for about half of all the goals scored against the Rangers at even strength. They’ve got a few good young d-men in the pipeline and don’t necessarily need to wait around for deAngelo to grow up.