"They can all move the puck," Gordon said. "I want our team to be so good on the forecheck we don't have to play a lot of defense."
From a typical simile-filled Jay Greenberg column in the Post.
I don't know if Gordon's desire is sustainable, but I think I'm going to enjoy finding out.
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| Dustin Kohn | 56 | D | 2/2/1987 | 200 | 6-2 |
| Andrew MacDonald | 47 | D | 9/7/1986 | 188 | 6-1 |
| Matt Martin | 46 | LW | 3/8/1989 | 192 | 6-2 |
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| Frans Nielsen | 51 | C | 4/24/1984 | 172 | 5-11 |
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| Richard Park | 10 | RW | 5/27/1976 | 190 | 5-11 |
| Dylan Reese | 42 | D | 8/29/1984 | 195 | 6-0 |
| Dwayne Roloson | 30 | G | 10/12/1969 | 180 | 6-1 |
| Jon Sim | 16 | LW | 9/29/1977 | 195 | 5-10 |
| Mark Streit | 2 | D | 12/11/1977 | 197 | 6-0 |
| Jeff Tambellini | 15 | LW | 4/13/1984 | 186 | 5-11 |
| John Tavares | 91 | C | 9/20/1990 | 195 | 6-0 |
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