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Originally Posted by taxbuster
Like ths suggestion of him working with Danielle Fujita...but he needs to do something else...when he is standing still at the blue line he is useless. He needs to keep his feet moving when he gets there, and either criss-cross with the other winger or change his angle of attack to the blue line so he is still moving when he gets there. This keeps the pace up, and works to his advantage as he doesn't have a fast "first stride".
And just shoot more. Just. Shoot. More. Stop looking to pass at every oppo. Just. Shoot. Eventually the passing will return.
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I think it would do wonders for him. It's an issue I noticed even in his Florida games. I know there's a lot of talk of psychology and Huberdeau himself talking about a lack of confidence. But I don't think it's confidence, confidence is a byproduct of his output. Going through an 82 game season, all players go through ups and downs. But from what I have seen, regardless of whether he's in a "hot streak" or a "cold stretch," there isn't much difference in how he performs or how effective he is. It's even been reported that he saw a sports psychologist and I don't see any change or improvement in his game.
So to me, it's not mental, it's physical and his biggest issue right now is skating IMO. If he just spent a few weeks working on power skating and agility drills, I think every aspect of his game would improve. Speed and efficiency affords you more time and space in hockey and that's something Huberdeau badly needs. If he could just gain a little more separation speed and hold on to pucks just a little bit longer, then more lanes and more options would open up as opposed to right now where he's constantly rushed into mistakes and turnovers.