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Originally Posted by Itse
His puckhandling can be awfully sloppy in low pressure situations. When ever a defenseman loses the puck in a low pressure situation, it's an immediate high danger situation, because there's usually no one around to cover and the goalie isn't expecting it.
It's an unusual weakness for a pro player.
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I think his defensive IQ has taken a step back. He wanders out of position and opts to take low effort swipes at the puck nowadays.
His defensive game used to be an efficient one where he'd use his skating to angle himself in between the puck and the offensive player. It was smart and effective for a player of his skill and size. That part of his defensive game has left in favour of one where he tries to poke and stickhandle.