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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Absolutely it is poorly constructed, we agree.
But top players having what you refer to a ‘serious flaws’ shouldn’t be an issue. Many players have found success with particular strengths.
A guy like Dave Andreychuk, he is a hall of famer who may have never scored a pretty one. Went to the dirty areas and paid the price. I recall reading somewhere that he would purposely shoot at the goalie’s pad sometime to get a rebound to himself that was a better scoring chance.
If he was on the Flames, we’d probably complain about his foot speed or his back checking or find something. Most good teams are a collection of parts, not a collection of complete players
‘Up to potential’ starts with every player being a professional and putting in the effort. It is Matthew Tkachuk getting something closer to a point per game, certainly more than 3 assists in 10 games when the season is on the line. He has the talent, but rather appears to have checked out
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Ok, I see what you mean. I agree, it’s why I think we’ll see guys revert somewhat to their career norms the rest of the year or, god forbid if nothing changes, next year and we’ll continue to vacillate between bubble team and a ~12th overall pick