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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
The thing is, 19/20 Quinn Hughes appeared to be quite good defensively. He actually fared better defensively away from Tanev than with him. If it was just Tanev handling all the defensive responsibilities and covering for Hughes, you'd expect to see the opposite.
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I'd be interested to see data on Hughes's usage when not paired with Tanev. Could be that Tanev was (a) entrusted with the heavy defensive work when they were paired together, (b) facing the same calibre of opponents when not paired with Hughes (which would mean Hughes was spared the heaviest defensive duties anyway).
Because without Tanev this past year, Hughes seemed to be a defensive tire fire, and his stats, I believe, showed it.