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Originally Posted by Toonage
...and stuck Gaudreau with Lucic
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Because the GM stuck his coach(s) with Lucic. Where else could he play? He is not ever going to play on the right side of the 2nd line as he is not a defensively minded player...the 2nd line generates almost all there opportunities from playing good defense first. It puts ANY coach in an impossible situation.
It is an abysmal situation that there is no getting out of, and yes i thought ML was awesome at times during the playoffs.
That doesn't mean a thing as he gets older and slower (if that is even possible) and is still a staple on this roster for another 3 years though. His contract being part of this roster means every other part of it has to take a hit to varying degrees. Franchise altering stuff. You just cant carry that kind of dead weight and not see its effect elsewhere in being able to upgrade where needed.