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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
At the start many people thought that a Sutter team wouldn't work for Gaudreau, but in the end Sutter got him to the next level as a player and an even bigger star. Is Huberdeau as adaptable or willing to adapt as Johnny was? The team needs him to be, because just fitting a team around him is no small ask and the window to compete was supposed to be now. He's not a 24 year-old that you build around for the future. He's a 29 year-old that you need to deliver now and expect diminishing returns from as time goes on.
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I just checked Gaudreau's stats when Sutter took over, he had 29 points in the remaining 33 games that year. And this was a mid-season change where no one had a training camp or pre-season games under Sutter's system. So I'm not sure I buy the argument that Huberdeau needs more time, maybe that's the case but like others have said he's barely noticeable right now and playing in a different way he has played the last ten years.