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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Issue in Toronto is the mix more than an individual player.
Nylander, Marner, Matthews, Tavares...all too similar in terms that none of them are really gritty players that can help make room for the talent come playoff time.
The best comparison to me is how people called Florida's forward group including Barkov and Reinhart soft...but you switch out Huberdeau for Tkachuk and all of a sudden the entire group has a bit of an identity change.
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They completely overhauled the system in Florida that doesn’t get enough attention.
Maurice installed a more heavy forecheck possession heavy style. Much different from the run and fun team they had that blitzed you in open ice with speed and numbers. Now it’s cutting the rink down and playing for 7 games but the opposition doesn’t have much left in the tank.
The style will wear out soon as it’s a difficult style to keep up