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Originally Posted by CedarMeter
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I was interested in this piece in that article;
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Where Hanifin stands out to an absurd degree is in his controlled entries. He is a huge outlier among defencemen with his ability to gain the blue line, and his unwillingness to just settle for a dump-and-chase. Defencemen who lead the rush aren’t very common in the NHL, so having one guy who can do it can really change a team’s attacking strategy, just as the Predators do with Roman Josi.
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With Brodie providing the offensive attack in the first defence pairing and Hanifin doing the same in the second defence pairing - might just be what Peters is looking to see in how the Flames support their forwards.