The numbers don’t lie. Darryl absolutely demanded north south hockey.
He allowed or didn’t allow l, but Johnny and Tkachuk played east west. They blew the zone a lot. Huberdeau didn’t. It’s easier to not listen to a coach when you have been on the team forever and have had 3 other coaches fired. A new player is more likely to try and fit and that’s what Huberdeau did. He committed in the defensive zone and the man on man system and north south style took away from his game.
Darryl absolutely changed. That’s why he’s at home collecting free money.
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