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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
For sure.
But there is something that happened in that Oliers series last year that has been broken with the defense and goaltending since.
Don't know if Oilers exposed something in the system and quick and speedy teams have been able to take advantage of since but it surely hasnt has been as stingy as Sutter teams have been in the past, especially in transition with odd man rushes.
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What happened was that the team lost two All-Star level players and replaced them with Huberdeau and Kadri. No offense to either player, but they are not in the same league as those guys who drew so much attention from the other teams, created a lethal PP, and gave this team leads to work with very regularly.
I've wanted to give Huberdeau time to adjust, but it is simply getting silly that he has not found an acceptable offensive game now. Even a half decent forward in the role he is playing should be A LOT more noticeable and impactful on the game and should certainly have more than 10 goals! Even at 5-5 you can somewhat understand the periods of malaise, but for him to be nearly as awful on the PP is bizarre and has little to do with Sutter.