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Old 02-13-2023, 05:09 PM   #258
Enoch Root
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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper View Post
I meant the regular season calendar vs the playoff calendar. Big difference going from 1.44 ppg to 0.5 ppg.

Also, I suspect Darryl doesn’t like both those guys out there together because their puck retrieval skills are not their strongest attributes. Conversely, It’s probably the reason why Darryl promoted Lucic to Huberdeau’s line, because Lucic is good at puck retrievals.
Just stop with the Lucic was great for Huberdeau argument. Yes, Lucic is fairly good at puck retrieval. But he is NOT good at play-making, or finishing plays. Huberdeau needs to be playing with players that can work with him creatively. And he needs to be allowed to make plays.

The only reason Lucic was good statistically on that line (for a while) was that Huberdeau happened to be playing his best hockey of the season at that time.

You don't dumb-down a Huberdeau to play with a Lucic, you find guys to play with him who can help him maximize his value.
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