thewave
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For as much as I think he's a bad fit on that line, I also think he's been the best player on it the last few games. I don't think it's fair to blame Marner and Tavares struggling on him, but I do think it's fair to say that Hyman makes things easier for his linemate than Kapanen does. He tends to work in a vacuum.
The big question here is, is it Marner that is dragging the line down or is it JT. Do they have a rift? Did Marner want the C? There is so much smoke around that line going by all the comments regarding the Marner negotiations etc.
I don't think Kappy is helping them, mostly because he is not going into places to get greasy goals. I think they need a determined player on the line, either Moore or Miky for a little to try and kickstart it. The only thing we can see is that they are not having an easy go of it and they need to be better.