Sky04
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- Jan 8, 2009
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I think a lot of people are being a little harsh on Kucherov. Some of the best defensive forwards and defencemen in the league are jumping on him right as soon as he touches the puck. He just needs to figure out how to beat that. He's not super fast and agile like Point.
He is a target by everyone in the playoffs. That's why the regular season and playoffs show different scoring. He's literally being hugged every time he is on the ice.
No more than any other year and both teams we've played so far haven't exactly been honing in solely on Kucherov. Point is playing top competition as well but he's constantly creating.
Kucherov hasn't been on the top of his game but Tampa is deep enough that he can take his time to get in stride, seems a bit luxurious when compared to other teams who absolutely need their stars to perform each and every game.