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leaffan84

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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 3, 2022 at 2:55 p.m.

Thread: After they win the cup

McCann has arbitration rights, can't see him signing for so little after playing at a 60 point pace for 2 seasons in a row now.

Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 3, 2022 at 2:28 p.m.

Thread: Finishing Touches

sabres take that trade

Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 17, 2019 at 12:48 p.m.

Thread: Deadline Trade with Philly

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>leaffan84</b></div><div>I don't necessarily disagree, but you are also getting a dependable shut down guy for next year, and off loading Zaitsev's contract.</div></div>

I like the offloading zaitzev's contract, I would agree.

I'm not sure that Gudas is actually a dependable shut down guy. I think he is a tough defenseman, which many people mistake to mean defensive.

There is no doubt a value to the intimidation factor that a tough defenseman provides, as well as likely an increase in efficiency in getting guys out of the crease for rebounds and tip ins. However, tough defenseman (in general, far from always), tend to be slower, and often are worse puck movers. People think of puck movement as an offensive defenseman skill but it isn't true.

The most important defensive characteristic of a defenseman is the ability to get the puck out of the defensive zone in your teams control. That is as much or more to do with ability to move the puck up the ice as it is anything else.

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