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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Solid defender in his own end and can move the puck. Has no offensive upside and is injury prone (has never played over 70 games) so I think he's a quality defenseman but a little overrated in the Vancouver market as he's not elite or a guy that will ever get mentioned amongst the leagues best defensemen.
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Originally Posted by Geeoff
For what it's worth, Tanev is the best defenseman on the Canucks.
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Yup. He's good, but any guy who's the best on the team tends to get overrated (this was Ryan Smyth for years IMO). And the fact that the Canucks get national TV time with a Canucks fanboy calling the game boosts him as well ("Great Save Tanev").