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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
Dude, if Huberdeau played as much as Tkachuk did last season (17:54 mins), then he'd likely have 48 points based on points per second played. Slightly more minutes isn't going to make much difference.
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You seem to think a player's output is 100% within their own control. And I agree Huberdeau had been hugely disappointing, but it's not 100% on him.
Kadri and Huberdeau do not compliment eachother at all. Completely different styles of play. But Sutter has tied them together at the hip and won't break them up.
Sutter seems very willing to use 1 or 2 games to write-off things he doesn't want to do (i.e play Phillips), but when it's his idea he sure is comfortable with 50 games of forcing the players to figure it out.
Lucic isn't an everyday NHL player, but Sutter is using him in that role, at absolute key times.
Why does performance dictate ice time for Huberdeau and not Lucic? That's the problem, and it sure plays into the bias many people believe Sutter has, which is "big =good".