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Originally Posted by dissentowner
You're joking right? You think the game has changed in the space of two years? No? Then explain how he put up 115 points 2 years ago.It absolutely is on coaching and the terrible system this team uses for this roster.
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No, like I said in my last post, different teams play different systems and the 21-22 Florida Panthers were one of the last teams who played that archaic run & gun style. They routinely sucked other teams into playing that style too and it was the perfect style that complimented Huberdeau’s game.
But run & gun doesn’t work in the playoffs. Defense and checking wins in the playoffs and that’s why teams are routinely asking their superstars to adjust. You can’t be one dimensional anymore, you have to be hard to play against, you have to be connected, you have to play the right way.
It’s not on coaching at all. I predicted Huberdeau would struggle as a Flame while I was watching him pile up 5 points against the other team. I knew his game wasn’t going to translate here and quite frankly, his game wouldn’t translate on a lot of teams.
Just think for a second why he went from 1.44 ppg to 0.5 ppg in 21-22 once the playoff calendar was flipped over. After all, it was the same team, same roster, same coach, same systems, same everything a week prior. Does that not ring any any alarm bells for you?