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Originally Posted by GioforPM
IMO I have to disagree that the roster is not built skill and creativity. Gaudreau is a skilled puck handler, a pretty good area passer. Aside from that, nah. Monahan is a guy who has good instincts, shoots well and goes into hard areas. Lucic is the same, with a better board game and a worse shot. Mangiapane and Dube are guys with a medium amount of skill who skate hard. Lindholm is a good 200 foot guy who can shoot. Backlund is the same, with more D and less O. Tkachuk - well on his game he’s a creative guy in tight and is good at protecting the puck (not this year).
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Across the 18-19 and 19-20 seasons this "core" was top 5 in Goals For. There is a lot of skill on this roster.
It's just playing in a system that is limiting that skill right now.