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Originally Posted by AFireInside
You don't think having Lindholm with Gaudreau AND Tkachuk had something to do with it? Do you think Lindholm gets 40 playing with one of those guys and Coleman? Not a chance. He'd be lucky to get 25. Like the rest of the comparisons in that post, it's bad.
He played on the wrong wing with Lindholm and Toffoli for a few games last year and they actually looked alright.
Toffoli is a goal scorer, he had 28 in 52 games a few seasons ago, on pace for more than he scored last year. He's also had seasons where he didn't hit 20 goals. Must be because he's bad at hockey, or maybe those teams he was on during those seasons were bad. Kind of like the Flames.
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What about Monahan and Gaudreau. Lindholm also had a good year with Toffoli.
I do think chemistry is a big part of the struggles, but Huberdeau is not elite if he can't produce with guys like Lindholm and Toffoli and at least produce on the PP.
Once Lindholm moves, we will see what options we have for Huberdeau. Hopefully someone clicks with him, or we draft a young star to play with him.
If Kadri keeps playing well and we sell at the deadline he might be willing to waive his no trade. If we are looking at fixing 1 of our 2 biggest issues it might be more realistic, we trade Kadri. He is nearly a PPG in the playoffs for his career and with the cap going up, can we get out of one of the bad contracts?