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Schmidt actually was already quicker than most of the Caps' D, and more confident stickhandling, but since he still made plenty of rookie mistakes, the coaches didn't share that confidence, and probably had heart attacks when he tried to lead the rush singlehandedly through the neutral zone. Vegas had nothing to lose and figured at least he'd give fans a good show. But they also had a team concept that features a whole team of quick skating, puck moving guys, and while Schmidt is their #1 defenseman, he still plays fewer minutes than Carlson or Orlov this year, who are still, on paper, the Caps #3 and #2, with Niskanen just taking it easy as he recovers from an early season injury.