SprDaVE
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Anything to seperate the Zaitsev and Gardiner pairing would very likely help us out. They just don't seem to be working well together. Zaitsev had the same issue with Rielly and they struggled badly.
I like Zaitsevs skillset but he seems unaware that he's a great skater and that he's allowed to skate with the puck in order to create zone exits. I don't know how many times he just literally gave the puck away shooting the puck off the boards instead of skating and/or making a controlled break out.
I have no idea how they can fix that but I just don't see how you can do it internally. There's no big rush to get that defenseman I guess but if they keep playing really bad going into January, it is something that has to be rectified at some point.
I like Zaitsevs skillset but he seems unaware that he's a great skater and that he's allowed to skate with the puck in order to create zone exits. I don't know how many times he just literally gave the puck away shooting the puck off the boards instead of skating and/or making a controlled break out.
I have no idea how they can fix that but I just don't see how you can do it internally. There's no big rush to get that defenseman I guess but if they keep playing really bad going into January, it is something that has to be rectified at some point.
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