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Originally Posted by ttnorm
Because he won't do it well. As I have said before, if Higgins is one of the better defensive players, the Habs season is lost. He is 20 years old, one year removed from a primarily offensive role in NCAA, no where near as strong as he will be in 2-3 years. If a young player like Higgins is good enough, it will be playing to his strength - PP, shooting and creating.
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Actually Higgins was the BEST defensive player on the WJC-20 USA team. He was also used in every aspect of the game on his NCAA team. The biggest flaw in his game is that he's not forechecking enough yet. Maybe Montreal wants to keep him and develop that aspect of his game?