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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Off the top of my head I can't recall many (any?) instances in which Coleman has missed on glorious Huberdeau setups. Maybe I am misremembering, but I am not sure Coleman is the problem. To me it still looks like Huberdeau is not yet completely comfortable.
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Huberdeau and Coleman had a 2 on 1 yesterday (I think it was the third period, maybe late 2nd) and Coleman whiffed on it once the pass came across. Not to pile on Coleman cause these things happen, and he's a great forechecker and doesn't cheat you for effort but between the two of those guys.. I would absolutely say that Coleman is the problem in terms of providing offence.
I know Steinberg especially is a huge supporter of Huberdeau playing with Backlund and Coleman but I'm not at all in love with the fit. Huby will stay above water in terms of Corsi and other advanced stats playing with those guys perhaps, but I wish he was playing with more offensive players and I'm hoping to see that happen soon now that he's finding his confidence in the new system (admittedly it's probably helped playing with Backlund and Coleman to help him settle into the system).
But I think what's most important is that High danger chances are hard to come by for this Flames team this year and whether its a call up like Zary, Pelletier, or Phillips, or a trade for someone like Duclair.. I think getting Huberdeau into the top 6 with more skilled players will be key to sparking the offence down the stretch. I was against bringing up a Wrangler player a few weeks ago because I didn't see enough from anyone during training camp, but after seeing Ruzicka and Gilbert give the team a bit of a bump I'm totally supportive of giving one of the young guys a shot to see if there's some extra offence to be found, and though unlikely right out of the gate, I hope they get an opportunity to play with Huberdeau.