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The benefits of switching Gaborik to LW

Found January 18, 2013 on Blue Seat Blogs: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Marian Gaborik,  Derek Stepan,  Ryan Callahan,  Rick Nash
TEAMS: New York Rangers
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Photo credit: Jim McIsaac One of the bigger stories during minicamp has been the position switch made by Marian Gaborik. Gaborik, a left-handed shot, has played the off-wing his entire career, until now. This season, Gaborik will at least start the year on the left side, with Derek Stepan as his center and Ryan Callahan as his right wing (the other top line is Carl Hagelin-Brad Richards-Rick Nash). Many –including myself– assumed it would be Nash playing on the left side, something he’s done in the past. But Gaborik on the left side offers some very important benefits. Spreading out the defense Torts decided to resist the urge of putting together a super line of Nash-Richards-Gaborik, which would surely draw the top defensive assignments from both the blue liners and top defensive forwards in league. By keeping one of the wingers off the line, and with another very competent center in Stepan, the Rangers will force teams to spread out their defensive assignments, making them more vu...
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