Winaldo brings a much needed element that we are short on; forechecking with speed and size.
That causes turnovers, puts pressure on defenders and forces opposing teams in to less effective breakouts.
Lindholm can forecheck, Dube too, but they don’t hurt. Bennett at times, Rieder is too soft, Frolik is smart but not physical. The rest is just too slow or too small. This is why Ferland was so effective on this team, he added that missing element. We really lack foot speed and it is why Treliving needs to look to upgrade his top 9 forwards with a speedy and physical forward.
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