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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I've been on the skating thing for a while now. I'm tired of "he can't skate that well, but is smart, has great hands and positions well, etc". The problem is that, IMO, skating is the thing that stops a lot of great juniors from being great NHLers. You can stickhandle through a team of junior guys, most of whom will never even be pros, let alone NHLers. But in the show, you have to be able to skate, with very few exceptions.
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And it seems to becoming more and more important.
It is what is holding back guys like Dylan Strome and now Monny. When Monny was healthy and had Johnny to set him up near the net, he was a good goal scorer. Now injuries seem to have robbed him of his great shot, and his lack of good speed makes him just another guy. Strome was only effective when Kane was setting him up.