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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
I'm going to be honest, Huberdeau looks very different so far in Calgary compared to Florida in terms of his offensive chances and creativity. Huberdeau could literally take over games and create plays out of almost nothing, and much of that was about creating chaos int he o-zone with unexpected passes and random player movement. When things are predictable, it's harder to be creative.
I haven't seen Kadri as much in Colorado, but the few games I watched he was very productive in creating chances in the offensive zone.
It's not beyond the pale to assume that Sutter's system of play suppresses some creativity. He wants that predictability because that's what keeps chances against down, but it does limit how much and what types of plays you can create offensively.
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I think they should mimic Huby's linemates like in Florida using Kadri as the Sam Bennett role and maybe Dube as the Duclair role where both Kadri and Dube can attack north south with speed and tenacity which should open Huberdeau with some space for him to operate. The cycle chip game is not working for Kadri / Huby as evident. They need to attack on the rush with quick transition.
Move Mangiapane back to Backlund / Coleman since that worked last year and keep Ruzicka with Lindholm / Toffoli since that was working too.
I don't think they are incapable of generating offense from the rush quick transition and cycle game as evident last year they can do both effectively.
Also is Weegar playing more safe than last year with less offensive zone entries ? Sorry, didnt watch his game much in Florida.