Need to find fast and gritty players to play with Huberdeau. He has great vision and can find players anywhere if he has space, so you need guys creating distractions and making space for him. He just doesn't do jack work, or at least not well, so they need players to do that for him. He doesn't dig for pucks, he loses board battles, and he tosses the puck away to nowhere when things get too difficult for him.
He might rebound, but they need to find the right recipe. He is a high maintenance player. Need exactly the right kind of coach and very specific kinds of line mates for him.
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