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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Last year wasn’t just strong stats. He looked damn good.
And he is a damn good player
Not sure why it’s not working here
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I've been arguing in favour of those points for a while now
for 4 seasons he was as elite as they come for playmaking wingers and it's a huge sample size. he was more consistent than gaudreau
I think Sutter is throwing off the vibe between all these guys and the creativity on the ice is suffering as a result
you saw different "glimpses" from huberdeau and Kadri in the early days in October than you do now, since they've been figuratively beaten into submission
obviously less polished defensively then, but more offensively dynamic when they first came in
problem is he's worked them up to merely average defensively, but now neutered offensively
and visibly bouncing between unmotivated and frustrated