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Originally Posted by Jay Random
Getting squeezed on the boards shouldn't be an issue anyway, if Gaudreau is playing his own game. For him to be effective on the boards, he needs to be the last man in, picking the other guy's pocket. If he gets caught along the boards with the puck himself, he's made a mistake.
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Agreed that it's not his game. But it'll happen, even without a mistake, if his line mates are late to the play or covered. It's more often when he has the puck and gets hemmed in (rare but it happens). Anyway, I agree that 150 v. 160-165 isn't going to make a huge difference.
They are playing him a lost closer now, but like I said, he's going to adapt. He always has. This bit of a break before the roadie might help as well.