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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
100% he is one of the best players at breakout passes, those little chips off the boards he very rarely misses.
He’s also faster than people give credit for and he actually has a very good shot. I think people forget how good he was with Boston for example and he seems like he is more that player this year than the player people want to pretend he is when he struggled in Edmonton, mainly haha
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Defensman sure let him get the puck first .
Lucic sure gets the puck in alot by chipping it in then pressuring the dman. By my count only 5 dmen this year went to retrieve the puck instead of just letting lucic In first then just stick checking him . All 5 Dman that allowed lucic to hit them instead of backing odd all ended up hobbling off.
It's gotta be 100% easier for him just to go out and be a big man after the traded from Edmonton. There he had 1 great year with Mvdives and put up incredible numbers ue to the latter. Then he suffered as that what was always expected to coming to Calgary , even management (eventually, remeber they tried him on the first) but fans knew he was to shine on the 3rd ot fourth line best.
That pressure off seems to be working in spades. I think fans just expecting him to be an elite grinder, check when available and fight when needed has totally reinvigorated his game.
I'll give I another 20 games but that "4th" line is getting close to out maching the islanders 4th line as best In the game . I would say very edi g the best 9nly because clutterbuck and Martin are a smidgen faster lucic and Richardson. Lewis can keep up to czkias ,clutterbuck and Martin.