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Originally Posted by Anduril
While it would be nice to have a little bit more grit on the LH pairing, it's not like the offensive defensemen are lacking defensively. Especially with the likes of Weber, Pietrangelo and Bouwmeester.
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Bouwmeester isn't an offensive defenceman. And neither Weber or Pietrangelo have the ability Subban has to wind up in his own zone and slice through a defence to gain the zone. I think that's an element Team Canada would be foolish not to take with them to Socchi. No, he's not exactly Chara in his own zone, but neither was Paul Coffey, and he made plenty of Canada Cup teams.