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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Most of the other guys are doing (at worst) fine under Sutter. Some are doing well.
Gaudreau and Tkachuk “overcame” the hardship of having Sutter as a coach (Gaudreau produced far more under him, Tkachuk is just 10 points ahead of where he was last year).
Why is it Sutter’s fault that Huberdeau sucks? Why is the assumption that he’s a prick who doesn’t motivate him and not that Huberdeau just… sucks?
He’s going to be paid $10M. They should be able to put a literal donkey behind the bench and Huberdeau should put up 80 points. He’s a professional, no? This is his job.
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Ice time does matter for offensive players - you get more, you get more into the game (up to a point).
The 3rd and 4th liners are getting as much as they are used to (if not more) and they're doing fine. The guys struggling are the offensive guys: Huberdeau, Lindholm, Mangiapane, and Kadri
There are a lot of reasons for it, but I think ice-time deployment is definitely one of them.