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Originally Posted by Ruttiger
Really? You think changing his stick makes a guy go from a consistent, front-line NHL scorer to a quasi-borderline ECHL level talent? If his skill set was that tenuous I suspect he would have played about 730 fewer games than he has in the NHL.
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No, I never said that. I don't think the stick change makes him a "quasi-borderline ECHL level talent" you said that, not me.
I said that I felt like he was struggling shooting the puck, I feel like he has played well otherwise and is developing chemistry with his linemates.
I dont think its insane to suggest that a guy that has been using the same stick for years and years would struggle out the gates with a new one.
Maybe read the entire post rather than trying to cherrypick something out that I didn't say.
for example of how a change in stick can effect a player:
https://russianmachineneverbreaks.co...-a-decade-ago/