Prompt 2

It's a pretty complicated question really. On it's face Adrik Baranov's individual play has been pretty damn steady and overall good for his team. Currently stapled to the Minnesota Monarchs top pairing and power play unit. He plays more than any other player on the team, eating up those minutes and playing almost twenty-five minutes a game to make life easier on the lower pairing and the team. But the fact that he's a steady minute munching defender doesn't mean that his individual play has been great beyond keeping the goals out of his net. He's got the tools to take over the game offensively but doesn't. He could be zipping up the ice, and scoring goals but he doesn't. Taking on that mantle of #1 defender in all situations seems to mean that he can't take those risks and as a result, his offensive play suffers. Team first thought, always team first and as long as the Monarchs keep winning, Adrik will keep doing what it takes.

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