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Diemenz · 08-22-2012, 10:52 AM

I think D will be the biggest changing points in games this year. Bad pinches will mean breakaways. The upside is shots from the point get through this year so slight changes to the way D is played can make them very effective.

I have player locked a few times on D so I can get a feel and I noticed gone are the days of sweeping in from the point to the hash marks for a 1-timer. This hasnt worked once and I normally give up a 2 on 1 every single time. I have however noticed that holding the blue line is much easier and playing on the line instead of super deep leads to lots of point shots.

I think its adaptable, I actually had a lot of fun playing D so far and might shift back there again this year like I had played in 09 and 10. The D position now is more of a true Dman instead of high slot centerman.

08-22-2012, 10:52 AM	#83
Diemenz First Line Centre Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Calgary, Alberta Exp:	I think D will be the biggest changing points in games this year. Bad pinches will mean breakaways. The upside is shots from the point get through this year so slight changes to the way D is played can make them very effective. I have player locked a few times on D so I can get a feel and I noticed gone are the days of sweeping in from the point to the hash marks for a 1-timer. This hasnt worked once and I normally give up a 2 on 1 every single time. I have however noticed that holding the blue line is much easier and playing on the line instead of super deep leads to lots of point shots. I think its adaptable, I actually had a lot of fun playing D so far and might shift back there again this year like I had played in 09 and 10. The D position now is more of a true Dman instead of high slot centerman.