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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
I don’t think Huberdeau could play any faster, he’s already having trouble playing at the current pace which was a big criticism Darryl offered him last year.
I’ve said this before and will continue to say it, Huberdeau needs to find a way to evolve his game. If he’s not going to produce in transition, then he needs to check for his chances like the other lines are expected to. That’s how this team was built, it’s how they’re coached and it doesn’t appear things will be changing any time soon. So it’s up to him now to put on the work boots, start playing with more pace, go out and make things happen instead of waiting for things to happen.
That’s why he looks invisible right now. He has no other avenues to fall back on when his bread and butter has been taken away. It’s not all that different from when Gaudreau had his struggles back in 2020, but his game evolved in 21-22 and he was able to find other ways to produce when opponents took away his bread and butter, that was a big evolution to his game. Throw in the defensive component to his game and his line basically became an unstoppable force.
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I know it was a meme and people made fun of Johnny for it but could Huberdeau incorporate the button hook like Johnny used to, to create time and space. If the team can’t enter with speed on the transition it’s one way to open up passing lanes. He has a much bigger body as well. Not the same player but I think he does need to get a little creative and mix his zone entries up. Not saying all button hooks either but just something to buy time and space.