DALLAS -- Devin Shore often looks like a lacrosse player on ice.
The Dallas Stars rookie center angles his body to protect the puck from defenders. He has good hands around the net, and doesn't have any qualms about shaking off hits below the goal line.
"A lot of stuff from the blue line down come from lacrosse," Stars right wing Brett Ritchie said. "Protecting the puck; even those guys that aren't that big seem to have a knack for using their body to get to the net. Lacrosse is a game where it's easier to protect the ball, but to get in tight and score you're going to be taking a lot of crosschecks and have to use your body."
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