Hi-wayman
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Just to add to what Shareefruck said.
For defensemen, playing in the defensive zone it is an advantage to be on your shooting side - LH Shot on LD, RH Shot on RD. This allows you to pick up the puck on the boards on your forehand while looking up ice for forecheckers. It also mean that when skate with the puck in the D zone, your body is between the puck and your net, so if you lose the puck, you still have "inside" position on your opponent.
In the offensive zone however the advantage is to play on you non-shooting side. You have far better shooting angles, it is much easier to get "inside" position on your opponent and you only have to open your hips a bit to take a one timer.
Ehrhoff is primarily an offensive weapon. He likes to play the RH side because (much like his overall game) he gives up a little defensively to be much more dangerous offensively.
point well taken