Not sure why everyone is so focused on Lucic. Does everyone really think he is the reason this team is losing? Replace Lucic with who? Phillips? Pretty sure the team won’t magically start winning after that. The problems are much bigger than Lucic. It is with the top players, basically all of them. Dube is on one of his streaks but that will soon end. Kadri looks like he is floating. Huberdeau is trying to make passes everywhere through everyone. Shots from the slot were automatic for Lindholm last year, this year into the goalie. Toffoli has cooled off. Mangiapane feels like he is on the perimeter all the time. Coleman is good defensively but has given nothing offensively this year. The only over achievers offensively are Anderssson, Lewis and Ritchie. Markstrom has gotten better but I know I am still wondering what is going to happen when he starts, so I would imagine some of his teammates are too in the back of their head.
But yes lets focus on Lucic. Replacing him with Phillips or Pelletier or Zary is sure to change the season around. Unless we can replace him with McDavid the rest of the team is going to have to pick it up.
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