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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I don’t think Huberdeau gets a fraction of the touches on the powerplay that Gaudreau did. Partly because he’s not the puck carrier but partly because the puck carrier rarely dished to him.
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So who are we blaming for Jonathan’s issues now? Toffoli? Because the PP runs through him when it should be Huberdeau?
Toffoli is the best one shot scorer on the team. So at the very least, he keeps the defense and goaltenders honest. If Huberdeau wants to become as big of a threat as Toffoli, than he needs develop a harder more accurate shot instead of passing it 90% of the time which falls exactly into the the opposition’s strategy. They know he’s not a threat to score from the flank, so they take away his passing lanes effectively neutralizing him.
For the record, I’m not crazy about Toffoli as the top PP option either, probably speaks more to the weaknesses of this team. But he’s easily been the most dangerous guy on the man advantage for the Flames this season and his PP numbers speak to that.