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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
That had a lot to do with Gaudreau being a 100 point player, Monahan, Tkachuk and Lindholm being point per game players and Giordano putting up 70+ from the back end.
None of those things were likely sustainable, and when those players production dropped off back to reality, the team unsurprisingly stopped scoring at will.
In Gaudreau's case, I'd say his production dropped off to below what we should expect of him, because IMO he should be a point per game guy.
They are all still good players, but they need help.
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The pace has dropped way off, and I have noticed some things
Structure - as said above, movement out of their own zone is often awful. I mean, if you are not going to have puck support and end up dumping it in, dump with the wingers moving so they have a chance of recovering. This has been the worst of both worlds. It is 100 percent an issue that can be reduced by coaching
Puck support and movement - watch their goals from last year, especially the top line. One touch passes were common. Now only Tkachuk does them with regularity
The help they need should be coming from the coaches