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Originally Posted by flylock shox
One thing I've been curious about as a guy who doesn't get advanced stats: if Huberdeau was on Florida's second line last year, how does the quality of his opposition matchups factor into his stats?
One thing about Johnny we know is how much opposing teams focused on him, and how good he was 5 on 5 despite this. I'm not sure Huberdeau looks as good when this - and power play points - are factored in.
I just worry he won't produce as well when he's the focal point of a team's defence, and without as much PP production.
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IMO Huberdeau was the focus of opposing teams defensively, Barkov faced the opposition top line.
However, Huberdeau also had Bennett, who is inferior to Lindholm. This will be more like when Huberdeau was on a line with Barkov a few years ago. And I don’t see how his PP time goes down.