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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
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.
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Same as Gio. Heart and knowledge but a rational fear of a career ending contact.
Hamonic was the same after Gundbransson broke his face.
Right now Hanifin is the closest thing to a physical deterrent with Anderson grabbing people after the fact.
Expecting Forbort or equivalent to be signed before the start of camp.
The Dillon contract for 4x 3.9 checked a lot more boxes for the Flames than the Tanev 4 x 4.5 deal.