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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Anyone who thinks Gaudreau's play is down to coaching must be watching different games than I'm watching. He simply isn't capable of beating opposing players with the moves he used to beat them with anymore. He's not as quick as he once was, and opposing players (and coaches) know his bag of tricks and how to defend against them. If Gaudreau wants to go back to being a consistent 5 on 5 threat, he has to adapt and change his style of play - when's the last time he actually beat a goalie with the 'shoot from a bad angle while driving wide around the net' play? And doing strength training wouldn't hurt either.
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In the back of my mind Johnny is just a bit unfit. He needs to work so hard on his core and fitness if he wants to play in the playoffs. That and he really needs to be with a big fast centre that can carry the puck and not be the only real option.
It's kind of sad watching him skate in attract 2 guys to him and have nobody to pass to. I hope he gets it together, Unfortunately it will likely be for another team.