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The Season Outlook For Frans Nielsen

08/15/2018 at 8:06am EDT

from Ansar Khan of Mlive,

2018-19 outlook: After playing on the third line last season, Nielsen likely will center the second line if Henrik Zetterberg doesn't play. His ice time should increase slightly, and he'll probably get more power-play minutes, which should lead to more production.

Nielsen fills many roles. He can play on scoring line or a checking role. He can play on the second power-play unit and the top penalty-killing unit. He is a go-to guy on the shootout as the NHL's all-time leader in that specialty.

Quotable: "I've stuck with the same couple of (shootout) moves, just doing stuff I'm comfortable with. For the most part I've kind of made up my mind before I even go in. In the beginning, probably for a couple of years, I went backhand every single time and they started figuring that out, so I had to start shooting." - Nielsen.

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