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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
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.
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I think Huberdeau has earned a chance to play with a different centre. When he was with Lindholm before he was in the middle of learning a new system. Let them try playing together now.
As for your last paragraph. The deployment of the 4th line goes counter to playing the lines that are "on". Lucic gets his minutes no matter what.
The team is having trouble scoring, and Sutter's solution is to create a third PP unit to get the 4th line out there for the last 15-25 seconds.
Sutter sure spends a lot of time "sending messages" to his players. It's stupid and I think is an ego thing for him.