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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
Ferland might be one of those guys who got 'carried' by his linemates. But to his credit, he had probably the 2nd best shot on the team and himself can make skilled plays and finish. It's not like he's some schmuck who is useless otherwise.
I'm also one of those people that doesn't view a player who is carried by their linemates necessarily as a bad thing. Chemistry is by far the most important aspect of being part of a good line. Ferland didn't need to be the heavy carrier on that line. That was the other guys' job and Ferland simply needed to be in the right place at the right time and have the ability to finish his setups.
I think he's a lot better then people give him credit for. He's gotten better every single year in the league, and really that's all you can ask of a player to do as they advance through their career. The more I think about it, I'll probably end up missing him more then I miss Hamilton down the road.
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I already miss Ferly, he does have a wicked shot. The scary thing is that when he was on the 3rd line there was little to no production. Sure he had some great chemistry on the first line, but when we put someone different in that top RW line spot and we have Ferly on an expensive contract doing nothing on the 2nd/3rd line... it would start to hurt.
However, I don't think he is at his ceiling yet and there is more to come from him. I wish him the best for his career and maybe we see him come back in the future.