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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
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.
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You and I are defining skilled differently. Skill in the context of “a skilled and creative team” =/= merely scoring a lot of goals. Dino Ciccerelli scored a lot of goals, Brett Hull scored a lot but they weren’t creative.
This team has a couple guys who can really shoot well - Lindholm, Monahan. It has a couple guys who skate well - Mangiapane and Dube. It has a good stick handler and passer (Gaudreau) though I’d argue he’s a better area passer than a pinpoint guy and he doesn’t use his edge work like he used to. And it has a couple guys who create havoc, use their body, and have decent enough hands for all that (Lucic, Tkachuk). That can add to goals.
But what they aren’t, IMO is a highly creative team that dazzles with pretty plays on a consistent basis. Those elements can result in one, but I think they are most successful with direct, go to the net, cycle the puck, get a good shot hockey.