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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Is Gaudreau really that much weaker physically than Marner? I doubt Sutter is asking him to put guys through the boards. He’d be happy if Gaudreau and Monahan forechecked and backchecked with something approaching the intensity they demonstrate when they have the puck on their sticks. It’s about skating hard without the puck, picking up your man on the backcheck, and getting your stick in passing lanes. You don’t have to be big to do any of that stuff.
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When has Gaudreau not been good at backtracking or skating hard without the puck - since he turned pro? Are you contesting that Gaudreau coasts?
I would argue that Gaudreau has done these things
consistently throughout his career.