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Old 12-06-2018, 12:50 PM   #899
Sutter_in_law
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Originally Posted by Ruttiger View Post
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.
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/
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THIS is why people make fun of Edmonton. When will this stupid city figure it out? They continue to kick their own ass every day, it's impossible not to make fun of them.
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