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Originally Posted by Savvy27
Did anyone else notice Gaudreau seemed to have had more success tonight delaying with the puck and hitting the late player? It makes me wonder if he is figuring out a new way to push the D back, creating more separation from the backcheckers, or if the Oilers just didn't play him the way that teams seem to have figured out?
Seriously though... Brett Ritchie needs to get back on the 4th line. He ruins so many plays for his linemates. I would honestly rather see Robinson there. Or please bring up Phillips and give him a shot... I'm not saying drop him out of the line up, but he's struggling so badly in that role.
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I soooo the the “play dies on his stick” cliche but it sure did last night.
I agree about Gaudreau. His classic play when he started was to go fairly deep and make a nice diagonal area pass for Monahan or Wideman to skate into . It didn’t have to be threaded or right on the tape of a stationary guy, because the recipient could skate into the puck. During the slump it seemed like he was, at best parallel and the puck recipient was standing still. And then they wondered why it was getting picked off, or the shot was blocked, or the puck wasn’t in the perfect shooting spot (too close or just out of reach).