It's no secret that Atticus Hale is losing a step as regression eats into his well-roundedness. However, he continues to be a force offensively and can make things happen when he needs to. When he's on the ice and has the puck in the offensive zone, the only thing he would ask of his fellow forwards would be to get open or crash the net. Off the puck, he's looking to do the same. If he's open, get him the puck. If not, he's going to the net to disrupt and screen or look for a tip or rebound.

With regression, somethings gotta give. For Atticus, that's his defense skills and awareness. He's not as big a help defensively as he used to be, but he's still going to backcheck and get into a position the fill a passing or shooting lane. If the defense is in position, he's just trying to anticipate and disrupt the offense.

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