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Florida Panthers Have a New ‘Hybrid’ in Uvis Balinskis

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Florida Panthers defenseman Uvis Balinskis has given the team some flexibility by moving up to playing on the fourth forward line with his team down to having no extra healthy bodies. // Photo courtesy @FlaPanthers

A few years ago, the Florida Panthers had success by moving defenseman Mark Pysyk up to their fourth forward line.



Keith Yandle called his pal Pysyk a ‘Prius,’ because he was “a hybrid who can do it all.’’

The Panthers have gone back in time — only this time Yandle is not around to give Uvis Balinskis a cool nickname.

To stick with the Toyota hybrid theme, perhaps ‘Yaris Balinskis?’

Nah. We’ll stick with Uvis.

And he is doing the Panthers a solid.

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