For all the praise he is getting recently - you seriously do have to question why Rick Tocchet is stapling a player in Mikheyev who has just one goal and 15 points in his last 60 games alongside their most purely talented and creative forward. They ran the wrong guy (Kuzmenko) out of town who had a proven and productive track record next to Pettersson and it may end up being what costs them. I don't want to make excuses for Elias Pettersson but linemates and chemistry are immensely important, and it's something I continually point to with Huberdeau. He is playing with an absolute dearth of talent, and it has effected his confidence in a massive way.
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