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Originally Posted by AcGold
The amazing thing about Gaudreau is he invites players to try and play the body. He almost stops and waits in the corner to pull the d out of position and they do everytime, they all get focused on him and he'll pull 2 or 3 guys out of position into the corner and then pass it off and disappear from the contact leaving the defenders in deep trouble. He does it over and over and there's nothing they can do.
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The people that harp on his size ignore his agility. He does the spin at the boards automatically and so quickly that he readily avoids hits. I've noticed Patrick Kane does this fantastically.