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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Every one of them except Gaudreau have more points after 59 games than they had all of last year (and Gaudreau is close).
This isn't just players naturally progressing, it's a quantum leap across the board. Last year, the team scored 216 goals. This year they are already at 217, with 23 games to go.
And Gio is doing it at 35.
Lindholm is good, but he didn't single-handedly cause every member of the team to suddenly become 30% better offensively.
Of course Gulutzan can't be blamed for everything. But the complaint that he stifled the offense is indisputable, and the evidence is available throughout the entire roster, including these guys.
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I think the Lindholm addition alone was the single biggest missing piece to the FW group. It truly is remarkable how a player with the same coach for the last few seasons struggled and then walks into the right environment and blows it all out of the water. It's not Lindholm alone but sometimes you hit the jackpot in the chemistry department. I cannot say definitively that if they brought in some other player when trading Hamilton that the chemistry would be as explosive.
Honestly, I think Tree plucked all the right guys from that Canes squad.