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Old 10-15-2020, 05:01 PM   #3182
Jiri Hrdina
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root View Post
And yet, most don't

Did Huselius ever change? Or Tanguay? Or a hundred other guys that I could list?

Most players keep doing their thing. I think there are two problems with Gaudreau:

1) injuries - he has gotten more tentative after getting his hands hacked so much

2) THE LINE is stale.

I don't think either are permanent
Johnny just isn't predictable overall - he's predictable shift to shift.
He refuses to drive the net. He refuses to shoot on the powerplay.
For a guy that is supposed to be creative - he's not.
You have to change it up to keep a team honest. If you know he's not gonna cut into the net then you just sit back and wait for him to button hook.

And the reality is if this is what he is - great.

But you can't pay him $8M to be that.
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