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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
I think he has the size and ability to hold and protect pucks I think that's why he wanted to be on the left.
He's not going to over power anyone and he was never a power forward but he wins lot of boards battles and plays strong along the walls. I think that is the issue is playing to close to the walls. He needs to play more free and back to his spots and yes turnovers will happens but I think 115 points makes up for those mistakes.
He also gets open but he isn't getting the puck.
His ice time has been chopped.
You used Kaprizov as an example and ignored what me and a few other posters pointed out. He is given more rope to play his game because he is counted on to produce and he also given the ice time to do it he's not some robot hoping over playing a 4 line rotation with 14 minutes a game.
Like I said he isn't getting the respect he deserves for his accomplishments. He wasn't getting ice time to start the season and he isn't now.
We got a star player excited to make an impact and it feels like as soon as the coach got him he started to break him down and to get in line.
This also goes back to last year when we apparently had no stars according to star but hey gave those players more rope.
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What do all these buzzwords that you keep using even mean? They’re so non-specific that there’s almost no point in replying to them. It’s almost like a bunch of random words thrown in to create an argument and criticize without actually making a valid point.
“Play more free,” how is he unfree? “Get back to his spots,” where are these spots? “More rope,” in what way does Dean Evason give Kaprizov more rope? “Respect he deserves,” where and what kind of respect does Huberdeau deserve?
To answer the other questions, Huberdeau’s ice time has been chopped not because of the extra minute more that the 4th line averages, but more so the team’s 3rd line. Backlund’s line has eaten into the top 2 line’s minutes because they’ve easily the best and most consistent line of the entire season.
If the Lindholm and Kadri lines want more minutes, then they’re going to have to be more effective because Darryl plays lines that are going like most coaches do because it helps them win and that’s pretty much all Darryl cares about.