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How far does a Defense-First Team go

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Initial Creation Date: Dec. 4, 2020
Published: Dec. 4, 2020
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Tkachuk, Matthew
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RW
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O'Reilly, Ryan
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C
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Stone, Mark
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Huberdeau, Jonathan
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NMC
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Couturier, Sean
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C
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Kapanen, Kasperi
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Mikheyev, Ilya
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Danault, Phillip
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C
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Leivo, Josh
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Goodrow, Barclay
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C, LW
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Ennis, Tyler
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UFA - 1
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Simmonds, Wayne
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RW, LW
NTC
UFA - 1
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Pietrangelo, Alex
$8,800,000$8,800,000
RD
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Korpisalo, Joonas
$2,800,000$2,800,000
G
UFA - 2
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Brodin, Jonas
$4,166,667$4,166,667
LD
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Ellis, Ryan
$6,250,000$6,250,000
RD
UFA - 7
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Demko, Thatcher
$1,050,000$1,050,000
G
UFA - 1
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Muzzin, Jake
$5,625,000$5,625,000
LD
NMC
UFA - 4
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Gudas, Radko
$2,500,000$2,500,000
RD
UFA - 3
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Ekholm, Mattias
$3,750,000$3,750,000
LD/RD
UFA - 2

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Dec. 4, 2020 at 1:15 p.m.
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bunzy1034
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Pretty far, even though I wouldn't classify Huberdeau or Tkachuck as defence first
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Dec. 4, 2020 at 1:16 p.m.
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Quoting: bunzy1034
Pretty far, even though I wouldn't classify Huberdeau or Tkachuck as defence first


well, they need some sort of scoring, but this is a mostly defense team
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Dec. 4, 2020 at 1:17 p.m.
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Quoting: MitchMarner_16
well, they need some sort of scoring, but this is a mostly defense team


Ah ok makes sense!
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Dec. 4, 2020 at 1:18 p.m.
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Huberdeau, Kapanen, Leivo and Ennis are not defensive forwards. Replace them with Gallagher, Foligno, Nichushkin and Blueger.
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Dec. 4, 2020 at 1:20 p.m.
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Quoting: MitchMarner_16
well, they need some sort of scoring, but this is a mostly defense team


This is not a mostly defense team, this is a high end two-way team. O'Reilly, Couturier, Stone, Pietrangelo, Ellis, and certainly Huberdeau and Tkachuk are not "defense first" players. They're legitimate star players who play very good defense.
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Dec. 4, 2020 at 1:23 p.m.
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Quoting: Caerii
This is not a mostly defense team, this is a high end two-way team. O'Reilly, Couturier, Stone, Pietrangelo, Ellis, and certainly Huberdeau and Tkachuk are not "defense first" players. They're legitimate star players who play very good defense.


Watch hockey bud. Couturier is literally one of the best defesinve forwards in the game. same with stone, orielly, eliis and petro.
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Dec. 4, 2020 at 1:25 p.m.
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Huberdeau, Kapanen, Leivo and Ennis are not defensive forwards. Replace them with Gallagher, Foligno, Nichushkin and Blueger.


i had to add some sort of scoring. based on when the latter three you mentioned, when they played with the leafs, i remember those guys as giving a great mix of scoring and defense. I agree that gallagher could be a great addition.
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Dec. 4, 2020 at 1:27 p.m.
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Watch hockey bud. Couturier is literally one of the best defesinve forwards in the game. same with stone, orielly, eliis and petro.


Yes, and they're also star offensive players, not "defense first" players.
Dec. 4, 2020 at 1:32 p.m.
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Yes, and they're also star offensive players, not "defense first" players.


when you think o'rielly or couturier, they've both recieved selke votes. Theyre defensive forwards over offensive
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Dec. 4, 2020 at 1:40 p.m.
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Quoting: MitchMarner_16
when you think o'rielly or couturier, they've both recieved selke votes. Theyre defensive forwards over offensive


No, they're not. Marcus Foligno is a defense first forward. Brad Richardson is a defense first forward. O'Reilly and Couturier are 1C's that play high end defense.
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Dec. 4, 2020 at 1:47 p.m.
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Quoting: Caerii
No, they're not. Marcus Foligno is a defense first forward. Brad Richardson is a defense first forward. O'Reilly and Couturier are 1C's that play high end defense.


Quoting: MitchMarner_16
when you think o'rielly or couturier, they've both recieved selke votes. Theyre defensive forwards over offensive

Were nitpicking here guys. When I think of stone I think of an ELITE player who is a monster defensive player with an unreal stick plus IQ, and excels offensively. Stone values defence as to why the OP is using him as an example. When I think of stone I think of a defensive forward but he’s ELITE compared to the other guys and being elite means he’s gotta be amazing almost everywhere. I get both sides here but you’re nitpicking here. Stone obviously values offence, probably just as much and goals he loves scoring but he’s a defensive forward
Dec. 4, 2020 at 2:06 p.m.
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Back to back boats right there
Dec. 4, 2020 at 2:49 p.m.
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Its criminal to make a defensive team and not include a guy that is tied for most Selke's and a finalist for 9 straight years. Hell he's been top 5 in Selke voting for 11 years running
Dec. 4, 2020 at 2:58 p.m.
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Barkov, Bergeron, Slavin all make this team over Huberdeau, Tkachuk and Muzzin.
 
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