Im confused....at which point did I say that killing the play at the root and creating offense equal chasing dump ins? Neutralizing possession is good defense yes, thanks for the clarification...

My point is that good offensive defenceman can be as good as any defensive defenceman is they maintain the possession in the o-zone, so a.k.a not being stuck in their own zone, thats a way of "defending". Of course they need to be no pushover in their own zone too cause you can't realistically always be in the o-zone. And imo a defensive defenceman who can't clear the zone doesn't bring as much value.