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Originally Posted by lazypucker
Is travel time on the road a big factor in player development? If so, we should draft players from the likes of Easter Island and Sri Lanka...
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Or the CHL.
Gaudreau (best rookie Flame maybe ever)
Rookie season.... first 49 games 15 goals 37 pts +11 next 12 games... the ones he didn't play in the NCAA 0 goals 7 assists -10.
Tell me he wasn't getting ground down by basically the travel and grind of the NHL schedule
This year after graduating to Flames best player: Home record. 53 pts +21 in 38 games Road (as in travel to the game) 20 pts in 36 games -18.
I don't expect that this road/home disparity will continue as Gaudreau adapts to the NHL life-style.
I don't understand how hard of a concept to get it is that adaption to the pro game includes the speed of play, size and strength of the players AND the grind of travel and heavy schedule.