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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski
I want offensive guys to make high risk plays. Every offensive guy I watch blows the zone to get a step - I think it's something a team should accept in order to get goals.
I don't think Gaudreau makes reckless offensive plays that don't have much chance - he would not have stayed in the NHL if these were a recurring thing in his game.
Respectuflly, I think Gaudreau detractors only look for his warts. So if there is a bad play that most good players make, somehow it's criminal if Gaudreau makes them.
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I think he really started to make those low chance reckless plays after last year's all star break. Button hook to nowhere or low angle shot that invariably ended up in our own end way too often.
It seemed his creativity disappeared around the same time and his points production followed downward.
Don't know what happened around that time but something wasn't right and still isn't. And I'm not even talking about playoff performance which is a whole other conversation.