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Originally Posted by CSharp
Hanfiin is weird. Prior to Ward being fired, he's bad defensively and have no sense of attack on the o-zone. After Ward gets fired, he's definitely more offensive. Defensively -meh.
I think the Gio misses Brodie. I think we all miss seeing Gio and Brodie work their magic. I also kind of miss Hamonic as the second right pairing. A lot of people will disagree, but Hamonic was supposed to be a their stay-at-home type D-man on the right flank. However, of all the seasons, except the first one with the Flames, he's done quite well jumping in on plays and has a pretty good point shot. You don't get that from Tanev at all. Tave is very sound defensively and corrects most of Hanifin's shortcomings. So, a lot of people complain about Hamonic for the absolute wrong reasons. Sure, he's not a pretty boy like Hanifin, but he gets it done and adds toughness to the team.
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Man, you and I see the game entirely differently.
Hanifin is slowly turning into a #1 d-man who can defend in all situations and drive the play into the offensive zone. Creativity once in the zone needs work, but he's rediscovering his natural talents.
We knew we would miss Brodie a little, but missing Hamonic? No sir, not really. I like the guy, but he treads water defensively and adds nothing offensively at this point in his career.
But then you say he had better abilities than Tanev in terms of jumping up in the play and having a strong point shot? You remember him differently than I do. He may have tried that, but he would often get caught leading to an odd-man chance the other way. Tanev only picks spots where he knows it won't lead to anything the other way, and so he doesn't do it often, but he can be just as effective getting his shot off when the opportunity is there.
I won't question Hamonic's heart or toughness, but there's no shortage of that in Tanev either. The guy is a warrior and does everything he's capable of to win games.
Honestly, the one bright spot in this season has been the play of Hanifin and Tanev. Everyone else has been horribly inconsistent or downright terrible.