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Originally Posted by MoreDrank
You are talking about Gaudreau right? Why do you think he's a below-average defensive player?
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He's too small to initiate a good defensive check or body a player off the puc, and to win board battles. He doesn't block shots as a rule. He is reasonably good on the backcheck in the neutral zone where takeaways occur.
He's not horrible, but his size means he won't be that effective as a defensive winger. If he was a C he might be able to play a small man defensive game like Bergeron or Dastyuk, but he's not.