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Originally Posted by blankall
Seriously.
If Huberdeau is excelling at offence, give him 70% O-Zone starts. Let him do his thing and have the multiple Selke vote receiving players on the team play the defensive role. Play players to their strengths instead of trying to put square pegs into round holes. The Flames have two of the top defensive centers in the league on the team. For whatever baffling reason, we also need Huberdeau to be a defensive forward?
We do not need a happy medium. We need players to consistently put up points.
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Of course you’re going to give Huberdeau the best opportunity to put up points, my post wasn’t about that. Huby ain’t getting defensive zone starts, defensive duties, or swapping PP minutes for PK. He does, however, need to put some effort in when the puck comes back into the D zone. Like I said, top line players (at least on winning teams) need to play some sort of “passable” defense.