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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Rhett on After Burner tonight tossed out the idea that maybe you need to just bite the bullet and play Huberdeau superstar minutes for a few games, and maybe it lights him up. Make him feel like he is a star player again, and maybe it ignites him. He isn't likely going to turn it around with 12-15 minutes a night.
The problem of course, is that he hasn't earned it either. But maybe it's the chance you take take just to see because they have tried everything else.
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I was thinking about this too, during the game. They did the benching thing and have reduced his ice time. To the extent that was a “play better” message I think Huberdeau understands it. More benching/reduced ice time isn’t needed to make him understand it more. I could see putting him in the stands to look at the game like a rookie, but that’s possibly counterproductive. Or you give him minutes and tell him you are doing it to get him to work it out on the ice. I thought his line wasn’t bad at all last night, despite the snarky comments every time they were on. Lindholm was worse, which is odd in a contract year.