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Originally Posted by Igottago
I think most of us expect a bounce back in production (could it really be any worse?). But what we didn't see even a glimpse of last season was some level of a player that could take over games, set the tone, come up with the big clutch play. A guy who is worthy of the richest contract in the team's history. Even in seasons where they struggle, very good players at least have a few stretches where they look great. Huberdeau was almost entirely irrelevant last season. Some of that is certainly on Sutter, but some of it is on Huberdeau as well. We can only hope there's a dominant beast of a player there somewhere, but he has to show it.
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This team desperately needs another player to emerge as a top line threat. Despite Huberdeau's poor season, he is still probably looked at by opposing teams as the Flames biggest offensive threat and he will be most of their focus. They are going to have their best defenders glued to him. It won't be like in Florida where they had depth to spread around and could shelter him. Still though, if he is used properly on the PP, his production should go up. I agree though, even considering Sutter hockey, he didn't execute well on a consistent basis even when he had opportunities.