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Originally Posted by dino7c
Its pretty tough to say that
Huberdeau had 30 goals, 115 points and was a plus 35 for them last season
Tkachuk is a +5...he will get more goals but likely less points
There is no way you can tell me Tkachuk is an upgrade on what Huberdeau/Weegar did for them last season...did you even watch them last year? Huberdeau was their leading scorer by a mile.
They will probably be 30 points worse this season...its not all the coach.
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This year was always going to be a retool for them because of their cap situation. And they were expected to be worse although given how Huberdeau and Weegar have played this year I don't think the gap is that big compared to what Tkachuk is doing on his own. And the next seven years is where it is at for them obviously.
It's not all coaching, it's also been goaltending for them. But like Belichick said: good players can't overcome bad coaching and Maurice has been a horrible fit so far. Literally every player is playing worse than last year maybe with the exception of Forsling (and Tkachuk obviously). That's not coincidence.