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Originally Posted by GS Skier
Absolutely.
Sutter himself has said its the combination of solid defense and center ice awareness to stay on top of Edmonton's stars. The change won't be an individual "shadowing" McDavid it will be how will Edmonton find a way to free McDavid from 3 solid 200 foot lines and defense pairings.
Sutter wants them to react to us, not the other way around. That will be the battle. We want possession and when its them we have at least 4 defenders who CAN close gaps even on a guy like McDavid and with 3 Selke type centers who can finish the job and turn back the other way it should be fun to watch..
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Right. Lindholm/Kadri/Backlund checks McDavid though the offensive and neutral zones, the D takes over after that. I’d sure like to see Weegar put him on his ass like he did to that Av last game. Hell, just once I’d like to see Zadorov catch McDavid open ice.