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Originally Posted by dissentowner
It is the system in the offensive zone that Sutter and now Huska use. It neuters any creativity and doesn't have guys working into the high slot scoring areas while constantly moving to get open. Instead it is a lot of throw it back to the point and stand around. The top teams all take the puck down the wing and try and throw pucks into high danger areas, I pointed out the difference the last time we played Vegas and how they do exactly that. If Huberdeau played for Vegas he would be a top 10 point getter in the NHL right now.
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Huberdeau's scoring drop has more to do with his lack of rush scoring opportunities than the lack of offensive zone production IMO. You look at his highlight reels in Florida with all the spinning passes and end to end rushes, basically none of that has transferred over here. That along with the PP is where the bulk of his Florida production has dissipated.
I also think Huberdeau would've screwed a lot of teams over IMO. He's a very system dependent player and I haven't seen a lot of teams play run & gun. If memory serves, I think I remember Buffalo and San Jose playing a pretty wide open hockey and they both missed the playoffs last season.