Patrick Johnston: Edler, Tanev blue-line bond continues to shine, shut down rivals’ best

Alex Edler has hardly ever had a defensive season like this in Vancouver.
Shot location data has existed for the 32-year-old defenceman’s entire NHL career. This season, with Edler on the ice, Canucks’ opponents are taking shots from the slot area at a below league-average rate.
In nearly a decade of first-pairing minutes for Edler, he’s never been this strong in defending the slot.
It speaks to the defensive scheme that head coach Travis Green and assistant coach Nolan Baumgar