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Originally Posted by lennywebster
Janne is playing good hockey since he's back in the lineup .. he's not the offensive defenseman he was but he's showing some good things.
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The effort is always there with niinimaa
Unfortunately, he doesn't always make the smart decision.
And he's gotta stop putting himself in positions where he can get called for penalties. When he's battling along the boards, he tends to hold the other guy. It was allowed in the old NHL, but he needs to learn to use his stick more effectively along the boards to stick around in the NHL.