It is always good to find people who agree with you when you say how much you like/dislike a player. That being said. I bring to your attention the THN.com Top 10: Overpaid NHLers. Coming in at number seven is Colorado’s Scott Hannan.
7. Scott Hannan, Defense, Colorado – $4.5 million
Hannan is just 29-years-old and coming off five 20-plus point seasons, but has recorded just two points in 30 games this season. Most telling of the drop-off in his play, he has just four penalty minutes, not what’s expected from a guy known best as a shutdown, physical blueliner.
I don’t think “having just four penalty minutes” is necessarily a bad thing but, I am glad he made the list. I don’t think Hannan is that bad of a hockey player however, I don’t think he knows how to play hockey as a defenseman. He is always out of position and his partner is rendered ineffective due to the fact they have to constantly cover for him. This is especially bad when he is out on the ice with the other weak defensemen who play with him here in Colorado.
Alexander Ovetchken once said he [Hannan] was the toughest defenseman to play against in the NHL. Having played hockey I believe that. He is never doing anything you would think a defenseman would do and he is never anywhere you would expect a defense to be. As a forward just stand where you are suppose to and most of the time he shouldn’t be anywhere near you.
