Honestly I think Sutter needs to loosen the reigns a little and let these guys take a little risk.
The system they are playing to generate shot volume and not quality just isnt working. And to be honest outside of Tkachuk-Lindholm-Gaudreau it didnt work last year either.
They need to take more risks. Huberdeau, Kadri, Lindholm, etc all really seem to be showing no real creativity this year.
Its "Hit the blue line, dump the puck in, retrieve it, work it back to the point, point shot, hope for a rebound"
No royal road passes, nothing cross ice, everything is behind the net, back to the point, point shot.
Also Lucic, Ruzicka, and Duehr were all poor tonight IMO. No reason that Pelletier shouldnt get a look next game.
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