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Originally Posted by Macho0978
But the questions is why? Kadri I get, last year was a career year but he has been great and if Huberdeau was doing what he normally does I bet Kadri would be a PPG. So, what is wrong with Huberdeau? I'm sure there was a stat that said in the last 4 years going into this year only the wonder twins up north had more points. How does he go from a 100-point guy over 4 years to a 50-point guy? IMO new team new system was a good excuse but it's January. These guys should be rolling now. But the lines all seem to be off. Maybe that is on Sutter but IMO Mangiapane-Backlund-Coleman have looked great but with Mangiapane on that line the top 2 lines just don't have the right mix. Ruzicka should probably move up for Lucic, but Lucic has been ok on his line. Most nights the top 2 lines are just not dominate. IMO it's not that the players aren't good they just don't complement each other. Speed skilled winger is the missing ingredient. I could also live with a good skating big physical winger that can score goals.
This team can't skate the puck and make passes that create high danger chances in transition.
I'd love to see a breakdown of high dangers chances where the goalie is set making the save vs on the move.
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For forwards, I think it's a matter of chemistry. They have talent, but the pieces just don't fit together well enough for it to shine. They have no flow with each other. That's starting to improve, but it's still a long way off what the stars had last year.
For Markstrom, I don't know. Something happened between round one game seven and round two game one, and he has never fully recovered.