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Originally Posted by Kickazzflames
My biggest concern was maybe Gaudreau's choice to dump more. I am sure that Sutter likes that kind of play, but I think in Gaudreau's case, especially if he has the space he should carry it in.
Monahan was working hard to adjust to the new style and maybe he might find something there. I know I enjoyed Monahan chipping the puck in more as gaining the blue line has never been his strong suit.
It's minor, but 2-3 times I saw Gaudreau go for a hard dump when he could have gained the line fairly easily. I think once he adjusts a bit more to the system he'll find himself making that choice more naturally, cause last night, it just felt like forced dumps.
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I agree but the other type of play I was concerned about was a play I saw Huselius try to make on a number of occassions (taking into consideration the different era ie personnel):
Huselius would have the puck deep in the offensive zone in the corner he would turn and be headed toward the blueline and CGY pointmen. He was looking for someone to jumping into open ice - for the d or anyone to be in the middle moving. No one would move, they all stood stationary and Huselius would have to do that blind rim (on backhand) back down the wall.
I think those kind of turnovers Darryl does not like: CGY bringing the puck back up towards the point and turning it over with the puck going towards CGY net.