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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
All I know is the player might be undersized but that shift alone shows that when challenged, he can do everything you'd ask from a forward in the defensive zone with his elite IQ, edgework, and will to win. I don't believe he's inherently disinterested, just not being utilized in a role that's right for him to engage. Maybe even something crazy like a shift to centre would be the answer, as that whole shift he's basically playing centre while Backlund was on the wing. Or more realistically, shifts on PK2 to get him engaged at that end. He was such a strong PKer in college.
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Shifting him to center is a crazy idea and might not be the best way to deal with him, but having him PK or do anything that will get him to engage the way he was in that clip would be better than trading him, IMO.
But that is all moot if he doesn't plan on staying in Calgary long term when his deal expires.