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Originally Posted by GioforPM
With the Habs his deal was to find quiet places and get the puck off his stick in a hurry (not unlike Monahan in his prime). He was often the trailer on a play, floating into the high slot for a good shot. I never understood why he was deployed as the low man on the power play.
He may also have been out of shape with no time to get into altitude shape.
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They acquired him ahead of the deadline. I would hope that in a few months he could improve his conditioning. Maybe he lost a step which happens when players reach their late 20's, 30's. I'm just a little uncomfortable with how slow the forward group has become.