Picture it - season 80. A grand ceremony is being held to honor the one and only Eero Makela, a defenseman who transcended and reinvented the position, may his name only ever be spoken with praise. Was it his top-notch playmaking ability that made the difference? Or his bone crunching physicality? Perhaps it was his balance and agility, the male Finnish equivalent of Dominique Moceanu, or Kerry Strug, or Simone Biles [depending on your age and frame of reference]. For @Slappydoodle, this might be Mary Lou Retton. The truth is, none of these things are what set the Calgary Dragons' superstar Makela onto the path of ultimate success. Points, hits, blocked shots, takeaways - none of it mattered in the slightest. No, instead it was his positioning skill, which reached a pinnacle at exactly 17, 17 being the magic number that separates the needy from the have-y. @Steelhead77 knows what I'm talking about.