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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
This is the first time I've really and fully been concerned about him - that game was an absolute dumpster fire from the Flames top forward. Not sure if the fancy stats paint a better picture or not, but watching the game last night and how badly Huberdeau struggled definitely sets off some serious alarm bells.
Huberdeau: -2, 1SH, 1Hit, 4GVA, 4:31PP TOI
Points and goals aside, your elite forward cannot be that out of sorts at this point of the season. I'm not sure where you go from here because you've already tried other line combos, that haven't really worked either. Chalk it up as a brutal game and move on, but I'm not seeing a lot of signs that he's going to flip the switch suddenly in the next 10 games and start dominating. If he doesn't bounce back with a big effort next game it will say a lot.
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I don't know what's happening with Huberdeau, he's known to be an elite passer but in our system it seems like the puck is a hot potato when he receives it and he makes a bad split second decision pass over and over again - maybe its due to chemistry and the receiving players just aren't going to where he intends to pass them but he still looks like he's pressured and makes bad passes leading to those giveaways all the time.
I don't know if it's his fault or he only works if he's playing with high-hockey IQ players like Wayne Gretzky who knows to go where the puck is going to go. Judging by Duclair and Bennett, I can't say this is the case.