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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
Offense is now driven from the defensive position, and Karlsson drives play like no other D in the league.
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Define "driving play"
Karlsson is probably the best players in the league at getting the puck through to the net bar none. But he doesn't
drive play nearly as much as the top class i.e. Doughty, Giordano, Kieth, Subban, Brodie, Letang, Vlasic, and Hedman. That's something watching them shows, but also the "advanced stats" support that.
That doesn't mean Karlsson is poor at driving play, he's just in that "second tier" of play drivers, like McDonagh, Trouba, Josi, Pietrangelo. Which when added to his offensive skill is still a deadly combination.