S N Y P E R S 7
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Okay. This is a crazy thought I had last night but... we always see situations where D-men move up into the Forward position, right? But why don't we ever see Forwards moving back? Especially if they're pretty decent defensively, why not have a right shot forward as a RHD?
Is that ludicrous?
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I know someone who was a good skater and played a pretty good 2-way center. When he got much older and was no longer playing as competitively as before, he would get called upon to play D. He said the biggest challenge is the mental aspect of it, and it's not a trivial challenge. On the O side, you need to be a lot more patient as you're no longer the play driver but instead you're often waiting. On the D side, it's no longer good to just shutdown your man or fill the passing lanes, etc., but instead you need to be aware of everyone's positioning, and you need to always be able to communicate with others. Your motivation also has to change as instead of scoring chances you generate, you need to rejoice on how many times you prevented scoring chances. That last one is not trivial as you often don't get much credit for it; at the end of the day, it's a lot easier to look at the scoresheet and see your name there.
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