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No One Turns Defense Into Offense Like Cale Makar

The most electric debate in the modern NHL is around defense. Blame that on Colorado’s Cale Makar. In an era of high-scoring forwards like Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews, Makar has made offensive waves from the blueline. The 23-year-old out of UMass has scored goals at a pace rarely seen for defenders in this era […]

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NHL Defensemen Aren’t Supposed To Score Like John Carlson

It is not typical for an NHL defenseman — or any athlete, for that matter — to drastically improve at the age of 30. While defensemen tend to peak later and play at a level that more closely resembles their prime deeper into their 30s than other NHL skaters, the fourth decade of a hockey […]

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