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Originally Posted by SneakyFerret
Ha! You and me both... really struggling to find the right build this year... I miss TWF dearly
offensive defenceman is what all the top defenders are using this year. also height plays a much bigger role. smaller defenders, <6 feet, are the way to go. reason being is to make good interceptions your guy needs to be facing the puck (vision control, left trigger). the taller your guy is the longer it takes him to align himself with vision control. this also effects hits. if you noticed when youre hitting your guy kinda auto locks into the other player, well, the taller you are the harder it is to autolock into a guy cutting accross you.
now the only reason you would ever need a big heavy defenceman is to get hits, and engage players in front of the net. this year, however, speed is the most important variable in making a hit, and engaging is so hard to pull off that intercepting is almost always the better play... listen to this, a nhl developer responded to a guy on the forums saying 6"1 200lbs is too heavy and slow to make hits. sounds crazy, but thats the way this game is programmed. my guy is 5"11 175lbs, and believe me i crush people with hits. so yah, stop ****ing with big defenceman its a waste of your time this year. you need all your stats in d-awareness/pokecheck/HAND-EYE/shot blocking/agility/acceleration.
you listen to me and i promise it will change the way you play defense. your job as a defender is all positional, and the only way to get this is to get a solid skating player with offensive defencemen. also, the bodychecking attribute does **** all this year.