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I've never seen a fanbase have a player like Letang who is a consistent top five / ten Norris contender and is literally one year removed from a Conn Smythe throw such vitriol at the player.
I wonder what people here would've said about Lemieux through the early '90s. Probably that we should've traded him for a player like Oates who was "more consistent".
Also, what # 1 defenseman isn't putting themselves in the positions that Letang is? Maybe the issue is that Letang is just a relatively smaller defenseman who has had bad luck with injuries? Those players exist. His drive and play shouldn't be seen as a negative.
All the ones that are his size but don't get hurt all the time?
Letang's a helluva player, but his injuries make trading him an option worth considering if we were able to land a more durable dynamic PMD in UFA a la Shattenkirk.