All year I've thought Huberdeau absolutely struggled when the play ended up on the boards. Falling down, blind spinning attempts at passes. He's been playing great lately, but seems to definitely thrive away from the boards in possession, even if in limited space.
I just figured that was a shortcoming in his game. I thought that would render him ineffective in a game like last night. Oddly enough he was an absolute beast on the boards, winning battles and creating turnovers on the forecheck.
I don't know where that came from, but I hope there's more. And it's not like whatever he was doing differently cost the rest of his game, he was still zipping insane passes to barely open guys. Sharangovich had a couple good looks, just too bad it was hard to get them through the traffic in front.
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