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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
Unfortunately, this further proves it's a lot easier to score in the East than the West, in my opinion. Huberdeau has had to adjust, albeit very slowly but he has. He's a completely different forward than what he was in Florida, at the cost of significant production loss.
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I think it shows more how player production in general can be situational. Huberdeau was probably the 3rd or 4th best forward in Florida. That gave them the luxury of playing him on the 2nd line where he didn't have the hardest match-ups and could play without the reins on.
Then going to Calgary and expecting him to be the number one forward on the 1st line, it's just not the dude that he is. Even in Florida, when they played him on the top line with Barkov, his production would go down. He's just an easier player to defend against compared to other star players, so the tough match-up just never worked out great for him.