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Originally Posted by Bonded
Huberdeau was never going to be that guy. What I was expecting was a guy who could create a scoring chance out of nowhere with a slick pass. He does seem to set up a wide open whiff at least once a game so either his passes aren’t quite as good this year or the finishing sucks. Probably a combo
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I think he may be nursing a lower body injury for sure - as his skating has been off all season after the first 4 or 5 games. He looked much quicker last season.
In terms of playmaking though the vision and creativity is still there and the finishing has been terrible.
Last night along I can think of:
-Nice pass to Kadri that should have been a tap in but Kadri wasn't ready
-Pass to Kadri in the slot where he missed the net by 4 feet
-Stolen puck and quick pass to Lucic with no shot off.
-Cross ice pass on the PP where Kadri double clutched and then Korpisalo made a nice save
Think there was one other one too that I can't think of. And that doesn't include a great shift in the first that led to a couple chances, and the actual goal that was scored off a broken play from a pass he made that the player couldn't handle.
I hope he can keep at least a little bit of the physical game he brought last night too though - not sure where it came from but he was using his size more effectively than I've ever seen from him before. That one shift truly was Iggy-esque.