Now, in his 2nd year in Anaheim, Kevin Bieksa has been the bud of a lot of social media jokes and criticism. A lot of the criticism that is aimed at him does have merit. But I’m here to cast a little love and state my claim that Kevin Bieksa is in a way, one of the most important bluelliners on the team.
Looking at the statistics at face value:
6 goals, 14 assists = 20 points, -7 in +/- rating, 140 Penalty minutes in 120 games in Anaheim Ducks colors.
Yes, these statistics don’t really tell us a lot or make my claim valid.