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Originally Posted by dissentowner
What do you want him to do at 5'6 and 140lbs with his equipment on? He is a skill player, they shy away from contact. If you watched the Jets you saw Ehlers shy away from contact. William Nylander, same thing. Gaudreau is not Theo Fleury.
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Why can’t he be Fleury? Fleury was not taller. Fleury was stronger yes, that’s on Gaudreau. Fleury was feistier and more physical, that’s on Gaudreau.
Heck even on the same team we have Mangiapane who is a little bigger than Gaudreau but fights through checking and goes to the hard areas to battle along the boards and in front of the net unlike Gaudreau.
Gaudreau is an amazing talent but the way some of you excuse and apologize for his soft play bewilders me.
Gaudreau and Monahan have to be better if we want to be a playoff threat. If they don’t have the drive, desire or toughness to do it then maybe they aren’t the guys to build around.