My skater may be the worst on the team is this regard, but I think Rabinov creates open looks and hustles her butt off to retrieve dump ins whenever they may be and how small she is to make sure whatever decision the defenders make is a good one. Obviously with things getting clogged up every game and the Hail Mary pass not always an option another thing my player does to help out her defense is being a consistent threat on her even strength shifts tallying more of her points from them, block, hits, takeaway have been down the past few seasons despite training it exclusively, but shots haven't been and that's more opportunities to get on the scoresheet and every defender likes to add to their numbers. Lastly, I think Raiya is also good at staying out of the box and that's less stress for her blueliners who play most of the game. Now nearing the end of the road the only thing left for Raiya Rabinov is to train defensive skills so next time we talk she'll definitely have a higher smile ratio from her defensive units and maybe even be recognized more for her all-around abilities instead of a one trick pony.