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Originally Posted by dino7c
Gaudreau had more points last year...he was also -33
not sure he was better...Huberdeau was actually decent defensively last year Sutter had him playing both ways
Huberdeau is better this season so far...not 5 games, the entire season
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Gaudreau was definitely better last season, it’s not even a question. If Huberdeau had 74 points last season, he would’ve lead the Flames in scoring and all these “what’s wrong with Huberdeau” threads wouldn’t even exist.
Also, based on my research, Gaudreau’s poor +/- is directly tied to how bad his team’s performance is, especially the defense and centermen, not so much the wingers on the team. There’s only so much wingers can do when their team’s play down low and behind the net is such a fire drill.
I think I even saw Patrik Laine doing some work as a center which just shows how piss poor the Blue Jackets depth up the middle is. Slotting a natural winger as your center is a complete joke.
In one of the shifts I watched, Laine skates down low to retrieve a puck and literally slips and falls down on his own volition, gets up and proceeds to turn the puck over leading to a scoring chance against. That’s the Columbus Blue Jackets right now.