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'He's just the guy that helps you win': How Jaccob Slavin has been the quiet hero of Team USA

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Team USA faces Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off final at 8 p.m. ET in Boston .

Team USA defenseman Jaccob Slavin leads Team USA's skaters with an average ice time of 21:31 per game.

Slavin is part of a wave of puck-moving defensemen who've helped define the NHL 's newest glamour position.

The rise of two -way quarterbacks has come at the cost of shutdown defensemen.

USA faces Canada in a winner-takes-all showdown for the 4 Nations Face-Off crown.

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger said he always knew that Slavin was underrated.

Slavin has had seven seasons of more than 30 points, and is flirting with what would be an eighth season .

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informal

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English

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35

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short-lived

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