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Originally Posted by dammage79
I always look at Michael Ferland as a real picture of the two sides of the same coin called compete level. On one side of the coin is Vancouver series Ferland where he was beast incarnate hitting and skating into everything. While being mentally engaged in watching where the puck is going reading plays and just overall "in the game".
Then theres the other side of the coin Ferland..... Lost, disengaged, taking half strides and barely keepin up with the play, no focus and not tracking pucks to the point where he just barely notices in time to even attempt to get his stick on the puck in time.
This is compete level. IMO, It is full mental engagement in the game. As a pro athlete, these players are all physically developed enough to play in the NHL, but your brain keeps you there.
Ferland for me, has always been a tale of two compete levels.
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Very true. I think he’s a victim of both Hartleys diminished hard ass returns and Gulatzans psychological frailty and inability to coach them with a consistent mental and physical effort.
Seeing him under Peters would have been interesting. He probably would have simplified his game similar to what Brindamour has done.