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Originally Posted by Bingo
The Panthers (from what I understand) were playing a run and gun style that is pretty unique to the NHL in 2022.
Huberdeau moving anywhere (or staying with Maurice coming in) would mean adopting more a defensive look to his game.
That isn't on Sutter ... it's hockey.
I just don't see how he's not given a green light, and there is literally zero to support that he's being told to play a different way beyond the blueline other than F3 responsibilities.
A coach doesn't instruct a player to turn the puck over, be late on a forecheck or blindly give the puck away with a backhand spinorama.
That's on the player.
I like the guy, I think he bounces back but as I've said every other time you bring this up ... to me (just an opinion without fact) this is 15% on the coach, and 85% on the player.
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Panthers seems to be the same type of team.
Again playing him to his strengths first talking about patience and time and blowing up the lines and stapling him to Kadris wing a player who doesn't pass the puck.
Cutting his ice time down by almost 4 minutes? The powerplay didn't even run through him even though he has been a top producer.
Like I said before teams are playing their stars a lot and letting them stir the offence that doesn't happen with Sutter. What use is a 10.5 million Huberdeau because Sutter doesn't want to utilize him like should.
I don't see other teams doing that guys that produce a ton of points. Did Tampa ask Kucherov to change his game?
You just had a poster say we should trade him if he can't player Sutter hockey. Really we should dump a superstar because Darryl Sutter is to stubborn to adapt with the times.
Yes the player shares part of the blame but coaching plays a big part in the game now. The guy came in with the right attitude he even said he was ready to commit to playing better two way hockey after getting swept by Tampa. People around him said that he carries himself like a star. He wasn't used that way, don't know many stars playing 16:30 per game. Its not a earn your ice time either he was getting limited minutes as soon as the season started.