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Originally Posted by sa226
I want to find game tape of Engelland from his first year here. Because I'm convinced it's not the same player. Remember when he and Smid were black holes of everything hockey when their skates touched the ice? I don't know if he reinvented himself or something at some point, but his skating seems 500% better than when he first arrived and his reads on jumping into the play are not that of an overpaid plugger. He still has his limitations, but he has turned into a great #5 guy.
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The thing about Engelland for me was always that he needed minutes.
He isnt a goon, he can fight, but hes a very capable defenceman, but when hes only getting 3-5 minutes a night he could never really play his way into form.
Then Gio goes down and Engelland starts playing 12-14 minutes a night and all of a sudden we see the player we thought we were getting.