Analyze This: Invaluable Phillip Danault controls the flow for Habs

With only one goal and eight assists in 18 games, Phillip Danault’s offensive production isn’t particularly impressive. But we need to look beyond his point totals to truly gauge his value to the Canadiens.
As the centre who is generally tasked with shutting down opposing forwards — evidenced by the fact he has faced the top quality of competition and has had the most defensive zone starts among all centres — Danault has done a fantastic job controlling the play