Didn't Johnny talk about how Sutter making Johnny play a more complete game only made him a better, more effective hockey player?
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“I think three years ago maybe I was cheating a little bit more to the offensive side,” said Gaudreau, who tied Nathan MacKinnon for seventh in league scoring that year.
“Obviously, I had a good year points-wise. But I think looking at my game personally, I’ve gotten a lot better in my 200-foot game. I think that was something that was important before the season started.
“I think our line has done a great job not costing our team games in the defensive zone. We maybe had that a little three years ago, but I’ve gotten better in the d-zone.”
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I agree you need to give Parekh an opportunity to shine and allow him to be great at what he does best, but to suggest that giving him time to get accustomed to the other aspects of playing D in the show is ruining his development seems like a reach.