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Originally Posted by direwolf
Seems like he's always trying to stickhandle through 4 guys, or he does his usual skate into the zone, button hook, and throw a pass that either gets lost in someone's skates or gets intercepted. Poor kid is struggling mightily right now.
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That's a direct result of their breakout. He typically is either the trailer receiving a drop pass in the neutral zone (which gives the opposition plenty of time to line up on their blue line) or having to carry it and hold onto it for too long because the guys he's playing with lack either the skill (Chiasson), the confidence (Bennett) or the speed (Monahan).
I'd love to see a Gaudreau and Tkachuk play together for a few games to see how they do.