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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
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.
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It’s not just me who noticed that Lindholm and Huberdeau were almost excluded from the powerplay when they were on with Kadri, Toffoli and Andersson. I have no idea who to “blame”. I’m sure it was just habit. But it was never corrected. And then, of course, Huberdeau and Toffoli were moved to different units for some weird reason.
Look, Huberdeau just set a LW record for assists. He’s not being used to his strengths. He needs lots of touches. And the last month has shown that he’s a PPG guy when he is freed up to make plays. Second only to Toffoli in points down the stretch.