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Derk said:
Alas it is true. Never bothered to get cable.
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I don’t have cable either :)

Anyway, Nylander follows the quantum principle of least action in the DZ. Not wasting that beautiful octane on appearances of effortful stick waving so he can stretch the zone or jet through off the defense’s heels once the puck is bobbled or turned over.

The only change in his DZ play over the 9 years is he got better at triggering the rush, and added strength during his contract holdout to bust through board battles more cleanly.
 
herman said:
I don’t have cable either :)

Anyway, Nylander follows the quantum principle of least action in the DZ. Not wasting that beautiful octane on appearances of effortful stick waving so he can stretch the zone or jet through off the defense’s heels once the puck is bobbled or turned over.

The only change in his DZ play over the 9 years is he got better at triggering the rush, and added strength during his contract holdout to bust through board battles more cleanly.
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He's lazy in the D zone. That's the truth.
 
Guilt Trip said:
He's lazy in the D zone. That's the truth.
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Sure. I see it as more of selective engagement. Can’t 100% a whole season or every shift, because then you’d be useless in the spring.

In development, we focus on magnifying strengths; we can mitigate weaknesses, but to invest super heavily into trying to fix something that isn’t going to change (or would be detrimental to said strengths) is counter productive. Nylander looks meh in the defensive zone and his defensive numbers still generally grade out as OK.
 
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