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Originally Posted by Saqe
I'd argue it has mostly been Maurice and goaltending, not the roster. Maurice has killed the teams offensive ability and confidence and while the defense hasn't been good it's not notably worse compared to last year. Goaltending has been garbage. But mostly it's Maurice, pretty much everyone on that team is underperforming under him (except Tkachuk who has more than replaced Huberdeau).
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Is it because Tkachuk, coming from Calgary, didn't have to completely adjust his style to play a 200 ft game within Maurice's system?
Everyone else who played in Florida under Brunette last year has seemingly regressed this year (including Huberdeau if you want to include him as someone who had to learn a new system that put more emphasis around checking and defensive responsibility). You could also make a case for Weegar.