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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Happy to admit I was wrong so far about the Tanev deal. Still don't love the term but he's been exactly what they've needed.
Honestly the biggest surprise to me is how noticeable he's been in terms of his skating and mobility.
The defensive stuff is as advertised but to me he actually looks more mobile than I ever recall him being in Vancouver.
He already looks good this year even by advanced metrics on his pairing with McCabe.
A gap in advanced stats right now is how it analyzes top pairing d-men, that play minutes against tough opposition, on bad teams. Those d-men will always generally look better on a different team in a role more suited to their skill set lower down the lineup.
The opposite is also true in that advanced stats tend to overrate bottom pairing d-men that are getting sheltered minutes against low quality of competition.
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This is probably just bias because Tanev has always been known as a very good skater. His brother is also a very good skater. I never understood the negative comments from haters at the time of the signing about Tanev's poor skating. Hate on him for being injured but not for his strength.
Tanev and Markstrom's biggest problem is staying healthy. I'm hoping the injuries were a function of the Canucks travel, medical and physio teams and not because they are injury prone.