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Originally Posted by AustinL_NHL
Despite being hailed for his defensive play (he actually has good impacts on defense at 5v5), Tanev has consistently been one of the Canucks worst PK'ers throughout his career, giving up chances and goals at higher rates than his teammates.
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That is simply incorrect. Since the 2013/14 season when Tanev first became a PK regular, he slots in around the middle relative to his teammates in PK goals allowed per 60 mins. (min 100 gms & 2:00 SH TOI/G (4vs5). Keep in mind that he has also played the large majority of his PK time against the the opposing 1stPP unit. He a shot blocking machine and plays very sound defensively on the PK.
http://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?rep...=0&pageSize=50