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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
No, I don’t think it’s all on one guy, like I said earlier, I think Kadri’s game has dropped off a ton from earlier in the season and that has had a negative impact on his linemates. But it goes the other way too right? Sometimes the others aren’t too good either which hurts Kadri, so it’s symbiotic.
For Huberdeau though, i’ve said it a lot that I don’t think it’s his linemates that’s been the source of his frustrations. This is a guy who had a career year with Sam Bennett and Anthony Duclair, yet he can’t figure it out with anybody here? Are our players that much worse than Duclair or Bennett? Unlikely, it’s something else.
When it comes Lucic, man I don’t know. It’s a pretty tiring conversation and honestly, a lot of fanbases complain about it. I’ve seen this same conversation had around the NHL. Typically, fans don’t want to see their 4th lines get minutes especially if you can play the top 6 more, but every coach in the NHL uses them and they’re usually in the range of 10 minutes give or take which is about where Lucic is. He did play with Huberdeau and Kadri for a month which probably inflated his minutes as well, but Im not gonna bother doing the math.
There’s not much more I can say or want to say, I get the hate, but it’s not the biggest reason why the team is sitting where they are, not even close.
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What do you mean he can't figure it out with anyone here? Sutter absolutley refuses to separate Kadri and Huberdeau. I'd say if you don't mesh with your centre you are going to have a hard time of it. Then add that he is trying very few line combos with Kadri, with one of the largest sample sizes being Milan Lucic.
I have a hard time believing you would look at Sutter's line deployment and think he has tried even a little to get Huberdeau going with different linemates.
And the issue isn't just overplaying the 4th line, it's that Lucic shouldn't be playing. So Sutter plays his way over the hill favourite player, and plays him too much. That's 100% a legit complaint. Does Toronto force Wayne Simmonds into the lineup? Same thing.