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Originally Posted by timbit
He is a good puck mover. Nowhere near “ one of the best in the NHL” and certainly not “ top ten”. Like I said, I like him a lot.
Could be a great pairing for a lot of years. FYI, Hanifin is 4 months younger than Andersson.
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I know you don't like fancy stats, but the data gathered for zone exits and entrances (the skills Andersson ranked top 10 in the league in) is gathered by someone who has to actually watch the games and count successful zone entrances and exits.
It's literally watching with your eyes and counting successful plays.
I'm probably barking up the wrong tree here. You already love Andersson a lot, but I thought I would illuminate exactly what he is considered a top defenseman in the league for, which is skating in transition with the puck.