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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Sometimes it's just mental and how the player sees the game. I remember Phil Housley talking about why someone with his skill set preferred defense over playing forward, and he said it was all about perspective and being able to see everything going on in front of you, or something to that effect. I suppose that could be a product of learning the game on the back end however. The Flames tried him a few games as a center, but he apparently hated it.
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At a far lesser level I can relate to this. As a defenceman you have more time to see things develop and make reads as to where to go to create openings and when to jump in and to create scoring chances. As a forward I always found it more reactive and needing to be more instinctual to make plays. So if you are used to seeing the game as a defenceman it's a tough adjustment for a lot of guys.