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Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under
I agree with this.
Gaudreau is really puzzling to me, he doesn't look at all as dangerous or talented as he did the last two seasons. He has taken a considerable step backwards this season and it's very concerning. He straight up looks slower.
Giordano and Brodie are having forgettable seasons as well.
There is just so much dead weight on this team.
Bouma, Stajan, Wideman, Chiasson and Ferland are guys that, are on some nights decent, but just don't contribute enough to warrant NHL jobs.
Wideman had 22 minutes of ice time tonight while Dougie had 17 minutes. That is serious mis-allocation of resources. I don't see what Gulutzan's logic is there.
Gulutzan just doesn't look like he commands much of a presence, or respect. and that's coming from me, a casual hockey fan, i can't imagine what a room of professional hockey players must think. He really just has a weak presence about him. I know that isn't the most detailed, or fair, analysis but that's just how I see it.
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With Johnny, he's taken an absolute pummeling this year, and nobody is doing anything to protect him from it.
I think he's probably beaten to crap, bruised and battered and demoralized.
Personally, I wouldn't dress him tomorrow night and force this team to play without him, and give him a few days to heal.
As much as we talk about the end of the goon, we need to talk about still needing some toughness in the lineup, not to fight but to give other teams at least some reason to pause and think through their strategy.
I would think it makes sense to get one of two players that are heavier players with a mean streak. Ferland and Bouma should be those guys but they really haven't been this year.
I've always said that a good team has it share of Aholes, and MT is an Ahole but at the same time I don't think anyone is scared of him on the ice.
If you look at the Oilers with a loose canon like Kassian, your aware of him when he's out there because he's a crazed jerk.