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Originally Posted by DomeFoam
Not sure what puts Hickey below both Kylington and Andersson. He may not be as flashy but from watching him throughout the WJC (which making team Canada as the go to shutdown guy is an accomplishment in itself) he played extremely solid, never made a mistake. Just made the easy, simple play every time - the things that made Lidstrom great for example. I would define Hickey as untouchable at this instant. His game is incredibly mature and I think he's the closest of the three to playing at the NHL level
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I am keen on Hickey and hope we keep and develop him, but of the 3 in question, I would probably put him 3rd.
Hickey made tons of mistakes at the WJC, IMO. Not sure if that is his usual style or something the coaches wanted, but I found his game way too passive. He had good stick work, but rarely engaged physically and almost never jumped into the play offensively. I thought he left the heavy lifting to Fleury, for the most part.
That probably sounds overly critical, but he wasn't that great at the WJC.