Option 2:
Leo is a big man, so he doesn’t get outmuscled much if at all ever, his whole game is being able to use his size to even things up. When it comes to players who have very good stickhandling, Leo uses the long reach of his stick to break up the play before they can do any of their dance dangles. Most players are used to a normal reach that defenders have and no matter how many times Leo does it, the advantage of his reach catches the off guard. He also uses his body to shut down faster players by forcing them where he wants them to go, which is usually up against the boards because they can’t do much there. A good stick handler is probably the best way to beat Leo, besides outright speed(those usually go hand in hand) so Leo’s defensive game has mainly been working on getting better at stopping those players before they can do anything that is too quick for Leo to respond to