He slows it down in that whenever he's on the ice it feels like i'm watching the team get caved for 6 hours.While he doesn't have game breaking speed, a cannon of a shot, or imposing size, I see Thrun as somebody who will be capable of slowing the game down with their decision making. Giving him a couple years to figure things out isn't the end of the world with this roster. And if we do so, I genuinely believe we'll have a complimentary second pairing defenseman, or somebody capable of leading the third pairing.