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I see the 'effort' there. He obviously isn't going to be diving in on the forecheck but he's skating hard to correct things... He'll be fine.
The biggest issues are his linemates and his shift length. He has to cut his shifts down.
I honestly like him better with Zibs ( assuming Zibs gets back to his ways ) than with Strome. Put Panarin with good N/S forechecking capable players. The one player that makes the most sense is Kreider. Kreider stretching/backing up the defense creates more space for Panarin. Kreider gets the puck. His speed an size are a perfect compliment to Panarin's style.
The biggest issues are his linemates and his shift length. He has to cut his shifts down.
I honestly like him better with Zibs ( assuming Zibs gets back to his ways ) than with Strome. Put Panarin with good N/S forechecking capable players. The one player that makes the most sense is Kreider. Kreider stretching/backing up the defense creates more space for Panarin. Kreider gets the puck. His speed an size are a perfect compliment to Panarin's style.
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