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Originally Posted by Icantwhisper
I had to double check those numbers, didn't think he was that far off, WOW.
A PPG till the end of the year barely gets him to half of last years totals
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Yeah, it’s alarming. When you look at all the players current offensive pace, Huberdeau is an extreme outlier. Everyone else is having anything from an average to good (even great) season offensively, but he’s been a black hole.
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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
Again, there are several occurrences where a save would have been huge, but isn't necessarily a game changer in my view given how the team was playing defensively. The only thing saving this season would be a goalie that walks in and quite literally stands on his head for the next 3 months ala Kipper in 03/04.
I think too many fans are still stuck on the better goaltending (it will take league leading goaltending) would have this team contending for the division train, when in reality, something is just horribly off with this group. When a team finds ways to lose so many close games, it is a tell tale sign that it's no one player or position causing the problem....it's just a really poor team.
A timely goal, just as much as a timely save would turn so many of these games around. But neither is ever there in 2022/2023. I know I'm glad I'm not in charge of righting this ship, because it is looking like a complete mess to try and sort out and correct for next season.
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You’re kind of saying two different things here, though. “No one player or position is causing the problem/something is horribly off with this group” vs. “A timely goal just as much as a timely save would turn so many of these games around.” The latter seems more accurate to me, because I think it’s hard to deny that the vast majority of our issues stem from the issues Huberdeau and Markstrom are going through.
Replacing Huberdeau with someone that produces like a 1st line scorer or replacing Markstrom with someone that plays like a league-average starter would be monumentally different for this team. It’s not far off. A lot of guys are playing well. We’re a few points out. We’re losing 1 goal games on the back of blowing easy scoring opportunities and letting in soft ones. There isn’t something horribly off with the group, it’s two players.