'24-25 Former Predators Thread

Porter Stoutheart

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Not scratching him and giving him consistent minutes is probably a big part of it. I think a lot of people really understate the difficulty of getting into a groove while playing inconsistent minutes and bouncing in and out of the lineup.
While thinking the least little error... or perceived error - which might even be due to your partner messing up.... is going to result in a return to the bench/pressbox.
 
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nine_inch_fang

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There is some "Josi effect" though. You could see in their movements that Fabbro would start to engage in the offensive zone but Josi would be jumping into the same open area so Fabbro would back out and be the responsible one. It happened with almost every breakout out too. Josi would be flying the zone for a pass from Fabbro rather than setting up as a safety valve if Fabbro skated up ice and got into traffic. It's why guys like Skjei, Ellis, and Carrier don't fit with Josi. Someone has to be defensively aware and it is absolutely not going to be Josi.
 

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