Forwards that you'd trust at defense

Peat

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Well our newest college free agent signing Adam Johnson did play some blue line due to injuries last season, so I'll say him :laugh:

Out of the guys on roster, Hagelin. He's defensively responsible already, decent reach, and nobody's going to skate round the outside of him.
 

Akrapovince

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For the Oilers, last year anyways...

I'd have to go with Benoit Pouliout.

Might have been our only forward that has ever played defense?

I remember in the Ducks series when we had four dmen we were going to send him or Nuge.

McDavid would be a great defender as well.
 

Zippy316

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Aug 17, 2012
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On the Devils I would trust Zajac. I think he would be smart enough to pull off being a passable defender if need be.
 

Wood Stick

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I wouldn't be 100% confident obviously but picking some forwards to play D I'd think of

1) Frans Nielsen
2) Henrik Zetterberg
 

Alexander the Gr8

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Being good defensively as a forward and being good defensively as a D are two completely different things. It's not because you're a two way forward that you can defend a blue line or fend off other forwards while skating backwards.

When I play hockey, I'm an excellent two-way forward and a ****** defenseman.
 

Laineux

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I wonder if at some point hockey will evolve past locked positions. It would speed up the game if every player could assume every role on the ice, sans goaltender of course.
 

Slitty

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Being good defensively as a forward and being good defensively as a D are two completely different things. It's not because you're a two way forward that you can defend a blue line or fend off other forwards while skating backwards.
Fedorov managed both reasonably well.
 

OvermanKingGainer

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Being good defensively as a forward and being good defensively as a D are two completely different things. It's not because you're a two way forward that you can defend a blue line or fend off other forwards while skating backwards.

When I play hockey, I'm an excellent two-way forward and a ****** defenseman.

This is true, but that doesn't mean some two way forwards can't do those things. I'd be fascinated to see what a "blue line" of


Malkin-Bergeron
Backlund-Getzlaf

Could pull off.
 

Akrapovince

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This is true, but that doesn't mean some two way forwards can't do those things. I'd be fascinated to see what a "blue line" of


Malkin-Bergeron
Backlund-Getzlaf

Could pull off.

Easy to play defense when you're past the other teams blue line, look at Karlsson.

No doubt in my mind that a top-four of that would be a serviceable NHL caliber defensive group.
 

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