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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
I wasn't trying to undermine Kadri's defensive ability although it may have inadvertently came off that way. I just saw some fans referring to his two-way play like its upper echelon in the NHL. It seems his two way play is about average for the tier that he is in (above average top six center).
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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
I think Flames fans are tending to overrate Kadri's two-way ability. When you look at his career numbers he is under 50% on GF and xGF at the end of a season as often as he is over 50%. He also doesn't PK very much at all which is pretty uncommon for the best defensive centers in the league. I think the fact that he is physical/pesty makes some fans give him more credit defensively than he deserves.
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He is pretty universally seen as a really good two-way C.