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Originally Posted by transplant99
Nope....term wasnt there.
And are you really saying Tanev doesnt play a hard physical game?
Seriously?
Like....you could not be more incorrect with that "assessment".
Will he regress moving forward? Probably to some degree but he is a guy that brings it every game and will continue to do so until he cant any longer. There is literally nothing to suggest that time is now however.
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Tanev plays gritty and is a warrior but he’s not necessarily the most physical. He doesn’t actually throw a lot of body checks according to his stats. Honestly the only Flames regular dman he’s more physical than was Brodie, he throws fewer hits than Gio.
Not that the stat means anything or is an indication of being a good dman, but if people are looking for a big, mean dman that’s not what you’re getting with Tanev. We’re not getting a Regehr or even Sarich physical type of shutdown dman.
Not sure how he rates on Ricardos GRIT statistic but judging by his reaction not that good.