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Originally Posted by kermitology
I don’t really think it’s so much that he isn’t gelling with Sutter’s systems, I think he’s still unhappy to not be in Florida.
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This. But also Confidence and Chemistry
I think the team he was drafted by and that he was a top 5 point producer for over the previous 4 seasons going "We don't think we can win with you, or don't think you're worth an extension" broke him.
Then they trade you for Tkachuk and throw in Weegar and a 1st too.
Confidence rattled.
Then you come here and you just have no chemistry with anybody on the ice and don't really fit into the system the coach is trying to play at all.
I think the Jack Han article does nail it in that his production was probably always a bit overrated/inflated in Florida, but also that his skill set requires more open ice, and Sutter's system is played in the trenches. Just not a fit.