Gaudreau's best attribute on defense is his ability to carry the puck and break out of the zone. He's not and was not a guy winning puck battles or anything like that, but if you got the puck to him, he is probably top 2 or 3 guys in the world at switching from defense to offence which obviously is super important. That's a skill that Huberdeau isn't at the same level as Gaudreau at. Huberdeau has other attributes that Gaudreau didn't have obviously.
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