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Originally Posted by Bingo
I don't get why we haven't seen something else tried with the defense pairings.
Understand why you leave Tanev and Hanifin together, but when two coaches pretty much left that other pairing to suffer you just shake your head.
Ward had him with Valimaki for three or four games, and it really worked.
I'd love to see if it's Giordano losing a step that's tanking the duo, or Andersson.
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I actually wanted to see Gio & Tanev + Andersson & Hanifin together. I think Gio and Tanev would’ve been a very strong pair and would’ve given Gio the freedom to really act as a 4th forward. Hanifin’s game might’ve suffered a bit, but I’d prefer to have 2 pairings with 1 quick, 1 slow skater vs the current 2 slow and 2 quick.
That Andersson and Gio pair have not been good this season and I think their lack of mobility has a lot to do with it. Gio’s biggest drawback is his lack of mobility, but Brodie was always able to cover up for Gio when he did make mistakes. Now he’s not getting that support anymore and we’re seeing that pairing struggle with the pace of the game and details.
Now you have 2 of your best offensive defensemen taking less risks because they’re worried about giving up odd man rushes and you have the Tanev-Hanifin pairing that has been great defensively, but not providing much offensive punch.
This team relies on getting a lot of it’s offense from the defense. That’s actually Brad Treliving’s philosophy, very much like Nashville. But they haven’t done that this season and it has contributed greatly to the lack of scoring this season.
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