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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
Yeah it was dominant no denying that but again 1.5 goals against per game.
You need to have near perfect defensive metrics and goalie with a Sutter coached team to have success he is over reliant on that. His teams have the offence coached out of them that's why his regular seasons are medicore it's a hard way to play when the coach wants a 2-1 result every game.
Even Craig Conroy said Sutter wants to win every game 1-0. It might work for a short period of time in the end it wears thin quickly.
Same guy who stood up at the podium after we lost to the Wings and proclaimed goals for is a bunch of bs and it's all about goals against.
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Let’s just cut to the chase here because this merry go round is getting tiresome and there’s so many better things in life to do than be on a message board all day arguing about the same things over and over and over.
The conversation really just boils down to whether or not Sutter’s stifling defensive system has inhibited Huberdeau’s ability to produce. The answer is probably a yes to a certain degree.
But then why is a guy like Tyler Toffoli, under the exact same conditions, coach, systems, situation, even less minutes, on pace to best his career high in goals and points? What’s he doing that Huberdeau isn’t doing?
How does a guy like Kirill Kaprizov score 39 goals (49g pace), 74 points (93p pace) on an even more defensively minded and stifling defensive system in Minnesota? How did Gaudreau and Tkachuk do what they did last season under Sutter?
When does the played who’s actually on the ice have to own up for his lack of production here? We’ve seen him play games where he's played well under the “system,” that NY Rangers game comes to mind. What did he do well in that game that gave him success? Is it that he’s just a lazy skilled player who needs his agent to light a fire under him every game?
Like, instead of the lame, generic, blame the coach blanket statements that’s so easy to throw out there, what would be your actual analysis of why Huberdeau has failed to produce this season while others have? I certainly have mine and would gladly offer it after I see your take.