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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
Weird that Hanifin draws all the criticism when Andersson looked equally bad if not worse in the series against the Oilers.
Is it because Hanifin has less years on his contract? Doesn't play as physical? Perceived as a guy that will leave anyway because America?
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For me, it's because Anderson made a few normal mistakes but Hanifin made some seriously terrible reads pinching at the blue line. Multiple times he committed to the pinch when he wasn't in position to win the puck battle at all. Then he would desperately swipe at the puck, miss, then backcheck just fast enough to fish the puck out of the net.