Seb I won't derail this thread any further. I wasn't singling you out, my original post was ...."holy shit, people...." that people including you as one among quite a few on the forums and blogs. I have since replied to your posts and the contents, not to single you out, sorry if you thought I was doing anything else.
As for players playing "shit", I would say that both Genia and Phipps have played pretty well, with Genia playing the best he has for a couple of years. Now that said, they both have significant flaws in their games which have been present for a long time and haven't been addressed. Much like AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)'s passing........
I wouldn't go so far as to say they played shit, but I certainly wouldn't back away from being critical of both Genia and Phipps flaws in recent games, but in saying that I believe that Genia has displayed an upward form trajectory and Phipps fairly consistent.