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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
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.
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It was hilarious Oiler fans come into the thread to talk about Johnny being the best player on the ice when he was almost invisible outside the two passes on the PP and penalty shot, and gave the puck away on the OT winner.
Huberdeau made the same plays as you mentioned and it was either going to Lucic lol or Kadri who has finish but also shoots wide a lot.
He also created some turnovers off the back check that never got converted.