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Originally Posted by edslunch
Has he actually played most of the season on RW (I don’t watch many games)? That could have a huge impact for a passer. I remember half this board freaking out about Brodie being put back on the left side by Gulitzan.
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Somewhat more time on RW, with Lucic and Pelletier.
I think that, like all offensive players, especially guys who have done it by creating as opposed to finished, he, needs lots of touches, because those guys need plenty of attempts to have things work out. He’s trying to make elite passes. They don’t always connect because they are tricky, and then the shooter obviously doesn’t score every time. So up the ice time, up the play attempts and the numbers get better.
He obviously hasn’t been as good as past years. But he also hasn’t been give the best chance to succeed playing with incompatible players, and off wing, with less ice time and a power play that is not working tr=though him.