Wow. That is a good one. Never heard that before.

The forwards arent the problem. They have/had plenty of players capable of playing 2 ways. Couturier, Read, Talbot, Rinaldo, Fedotenko, Gagne, Schenn, Voracek.

Only guys I see as being a liability are/were Briere, Hartnell, Simmonds, and maybe Giroux... though he is capable of playing a decent defensive game when not pressing attack.

The reason they were out of position a lot of the time was because the defenseman often lost assignments, or coughed up the puck, or couldn't clear the puck.

It is nothing that Gagner would solve. A faster defense capable of moving the puck will help.

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The forwards weren't out of position because of the D men. Once in the defensive zone, each player has a responibility and a coverage. If a forward loses his check, it's on that forward. If anything, it's the defenseman who were hung out to dry in the defensive zone due to an overagressive forechek, lack of a neutral zone checking presence. and poor coverage overall.