Ace Rimmer
Stoke me a clipper.
He gets a special demotivational plaque for the locker room.Besides of humanity, feeling for the guy and supporting him which I do btw..
What should happen if his hole is deeper after the next 3 games?
He gets a special demotivational plaque for the locker room.Besides of humanity, feeling for the guy and supporting him which I do btw..
What should happen if his hole is deeper after the next 3 games?
He did great with Sam Bennett....I am becoming convinced that Huberdeau's issue is the lack of a C-man.
Not that I am down on Lindholm, but those two just don't click. Neither did Huby/Kadri.
So for now there are two options. One, play him with Backs and Coleman. Two, play him at 4LW with a C that can drive play and with a RW with speed. They would not be a stereotypical 4th line, but another arrow in the quiver for Coach Huska.
The problem with option two is that our two nascent centers are just that nascent, emerging, not there yet. But both Ruzicka and Dube can carry the puck in with speed.
And that is what Huby needs. Two F in wreaking havoc with him trailing looking to feed the high or low slot. Maybe even a trailing D with a cross ice pass.
So you're saying we have to wait at least until October 2026 before he's worth a damn?I bet Huberdeau will skyrocket again once he gets to wear 11 again. That zero on his back might as well be a target causing him to lose strength like Samson with his hair cut off.
Nothing. It’s not worth dumping away more assets to make this work, but what’s the point in scratching him and making things even worse?What do we do with guy? I am suggesting to sit him next
He is playing worse than Dube and that's a compliment. He is actually hurting our team.Nothing. It’s not worth dumping away more assets to make this work, but what’s the point in scratching him and making things even worse?
I agree he's been awful as of late, but we aren't competing anyways. Maybe give him a game in teh box, but that has as much a chance of backfiring than working.He is playing worse than Dube and that's a compliment. He is actually hurting our team.
I think we are competing mate, the effort is defo there and you just have to admire it, but he by himself has been a detriment to our results.I agree he's been awful as of late, but we aren't competing anyways. Maybe give him a game in teh box, but that has as much a chance of backfiring than working.
Keep him around to hit the cap floor during the upcoming dark ages.What do we do with the guy? I am suggesting to sit him next.
What do we do with the guy? I am suggesting to sit him next.
This.Sitting him to send him a message to work harder will work. If he's trying and you sit him too often, you'll make the problem worse.
The main solution IMO is working with him through it. Whether that is finding him new linemates and rebuilding him to have the confidence to start producing again or whatever. Booing him like Kyrou or benching him if the effort is there or something like that won't be helpful IMO. It'll make it worse.
Agreed. But I don't see anything helping to make things better. Man is tied for 9th in PPG rn with a few other guys... that's just not good enough regardless of the system or linemates or whatever else. He is 4th in TOI for fwds and 3rd in PP time. He has given lots of opportunities and a rotating cast of players, and nothing is working. At some point its just a sunk cost and you hope the player figures it out.Sitting him to send him a message to work harder will work. If he's trying and you sit him too often, you'll make the problem worse.
The main solution IMO is working with him through it. Whether that is finding him new linemates and rebuilding him to have the confidence to start producing again or whatever. Booing him like Kyrou or benching him if the effort is there or something like that won't be helpful IMO. It'll make it worse.
I don't disagree, and I think Huberdeau has given a ton of effort. But I also "effort" can appear somewhat subjectively too (unless you are James Neal or Nazem Kadri circa April 2023 where it is really obvious the player wasn't giving af). Is he really giving a 100% in the board battles or in the corners? It might appear so, doesn't make it true.This.
You healthy scratch guys for lack of effort, not being underwhelming.
So what do you do with the underwhelming guys?This.
You healthy scratch guys for lack of effort, not being underwhelming.
Aye, so bad that it's deserving of x2. I concur. XDThere was a good stretch of games after he broke his goal scoring drought were he started creating offense with some nice passes consistently. Even dishing out hits occasionally alongside notable defensive efforts here and there.
Seems like he's gone back to being a turnover machine though.
Seems like he's gone back to being a turnover machine though.
There was a good stretch of games after he broke his goal scoring drought were he started creating offense with some nice passes consistently. Even dishing out hits occasionally alongside notable defensive efforts here and there.
Seems like he's gone back to being a turnover machine though.