from Andrew Berkshire of Sportsnet,
Most teams at this stage aren’t looking for a power-play quarterback, so the focus for available defencemen comes in two areas: moving the puck up the ice and defending.
Today, we’ll look at which available defencemen are the most proficient puck movers...
Nick Jensen is a player who has been quietly efficient for a couple of years now, with his name starting to appear on the lists of underrated players in the NHL. He’s right up there with Tanev in overall transition ability except he opts for the stretch pass more often, which can be a bit less successful and a bit riskier, but carries with it a bit more reward as well.