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Originally Posted by The Cobra
The top 3 lines often get equal ice time, more or less, the difference being attributable to PK and PP time.
No forward on Calgary gets more PP time than Huberdeau, and he gets as much offensive zone starts as any on Calgary.
Make no mistake, he is sucking up loads of premium offensive ice time, and contributing little with it. He is one of the greatest contributors to Calgary's offensive problems.
You start decreasing that premium time, you'll see his points decrease even more, and likely see more offense from Calgary.
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If the time is even (it’s not - his line gets the third most) then he’s not getting “top line” minutes. Lately Huberdeau has been getting a lot less PP - that may be the luck of what line was out previously and the second unit getting on.
But he’s not “one of the greatest contributors” to the offensive problems. He’s leading what paltry offence there is, including on the power play. No one else is doing any more than him - which is not a complement to him. However he and Zary could find something.