Defensive Dmen don't need to be big hulking guys that hit everything that moves hard but handle the puck like a grenade and couldn't make an outlet pass to save their lives.
I'd rather a mobile guy who gets to pucks quick, and moves them up the ice accurately and even quicker. If he has size and a physical element that's a bonus.
Tanev, Pesce, Pysyk, Ekholm, Manson, Lindholm, etc
Say what you want about possession stats, but I don't really want a guy who regularly and continually gets out shot and out chanced badly when he's on the ice because he has limited puck handling and puck moving skills.
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