PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Pretty well every coach will tell you hockey is about one thing: Defence to offence and then offence to defence.



Players who figure out how to do both while making the transition that happens in between are truly great, they’ll often say.



So what happens when a player defies that mold? When a player finds a different way to make hockey work? Is that even possible? Would Phil Kessel or Erik Karlsson give a different answer than their coaches? Maybe.



Penguins second-round pick Calen Addison would, too.



Why not just play from offence to offence? Why not always be on the attack, even when you don’t have the puck? The more time you spend on offence, the less time you have to spend defending.



“I’m always thinking offence and I like to just be creative out there with the puck and make players around me better,” Addison said in explaining his approach to the game.



Addison, a 5-foot-10,...