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Originally Posted by dino7c
Guy is under PPG and hasn't seen his own zone all year
substantial drop off from last season on both sides...also playing on a team with few fans that would rather lose games this season probably takes the pressure off just a tad
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Columbus has been devastated by injury - no Werenski, Laine has missed time, and the best centres on the team are Jenner and Roslovic.
They could very easily go into next year with Connor Bedard between Gaudreau and Laine/Marchenko.
In any event, Gaudreau hasn’t had to adjust anything about the way he plays. He still looks like a dangerous player every time he has the puck.
Huberdeau often doesn’t look dangerous at all, and I think the lack of speed around him plays a huge factor in that.
I don’t think it’s been a struggle because the player is broken - there are an array of factors to consider, and given the contract situation, we’d better hope that’s the case.