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Originally Posted by IamNotKenKing
I don't necessarily agree. There is a different type of skating and stickhandling as a defenseman as opposed to as a forward. Defense is more of a smooth glide, with bursts as needed, while forwards are more consistent hard and fast, with less gliding. (Gliding not to be confused with coasting.)
Yes, there are exceptions, but this is my opinion, and why he really is a d-man to me.
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Yeah, watch Zadorov - he's a good skater up ice. Into the O-zone and he's a little lost with edgework. Hanifin is better but still, more of a D skater.
That said, is he a worse candidate than Mark Pysyk, the most recent example I can think of?