In fairness, he is our 7th. Myers, Regehr, Ehrhoff, Sekera, Weber are the top 5 and in theory leopold should round that out to be 6 with sulzer as 7. Although for some reason Leopold has been especially awful this season.
I think he can - that first period was Norris worthy, the second was top d-man worthy and the third was mediocre (alright for the first 10, a couple mistakes in the last - including the 5 on 3). I have taken to watching him and him along on the ice when he is there, so i am spotting the smaller nice plays he makes/used to make in his rookie year.
The forwards are still screwing up the exit from the d zone a bit. I think they are the real problem