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Originally Posted by mile
I don't think it's that he is necessarily hesitant to play physical, that simply isn't Gaudreau's style of play. If he or a player like Kane tried to hit and bump opposing players consistently they simply wouldn't be as effective.
From what I've seen, being able to make plays in high traffic areas is a strength for him.
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Yeah can we please lose the Darryl Sutter era mind set that EVERY SINGLE PLAYER has to be some sort of 2-way defensive, gritty physical machine?
The kid is 5'7 and 150 lbs yet has managed to make the NHL. You don't try and change his style. You try to perfect it.