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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Man, I’ve watched the Flames since inception and Tanev has to be one of the best defensive Dmen they’ve ever had. Reg was awesome but in a different style. Bob Murdoch right at the beginning.
This year, in the league, Slavin was in his league defensively, and arguably better. I can’t think of many others.
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Brad McCrimmon was a machine his first two years with the Flames. His specialty was forcing opponents to the outside, letting them shoot a muffin from a bad angle, and then Suter would scoop the rebound and streak the other way.
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‘You see in Calgary, [Ryan] Huska is no joke. It’s good. He’s really set on a specific model defensively. If you can be reliable, you have the freedom to play offence.’
—Ethan Wyttenbach
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