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Originally Posted by Vinny01
It is frustrating he hasn’t been able to elevate his game come playoff time but it is not like he completely disappears entirely. His career scoring average is 0.76 and in the playoff it is 0.7 so just a slight drop off in actual points scored.
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Last year against Dallas he was pointless in 5/6 games.
Against Colorado, he had 2 pts in 5 games.
When we played the Ducks in the 2nd round he had 1 pts in 5 games.
He seems to be very inconsistent when it comes to the playoffs. For me the biggest issues with him are his skill-set being more of a winger than a center. He has good finish in close but other aspects such as skating, defense, play making, toughness, etc are pretty average. If he isn't getting set up in the slot he's far from elite in any other area. I just feel his impact on the game is so limited when he isn't producing. With Johnny being very similar this becomes a bit of an issue. If these guys can get back to being one of the top offensive lines in the league than the team looks good but otherwise those top two guys are pretty useless.