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Player Discussion Nick Suzuki Part 11
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Underwhelming at best to start the season but I won't count him out just yet. I don't think he's injured he just needs to be better
The coach said at the start of the year that this wouldn't be the case this season and so far, it isn't. After 3 games, he is the 5th most used forward and Monahan is 11 seconds behind him. Evans and RHP lead the way for forwards with almost double Suzuki's SH time and Ylonen is up there as well. Pearson is only a few seconds ahead. I am assuming that most of his SH time is due to the crazy amount of penalties the Habs have taken in these games. I also assume that once DVO is back he will get a heathy chunk of Suzuki's SH minutes.
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Thing to remember with him as well, he’s a streaky player. The pendulum swings both ways. He’ll heat up.
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Not sure what's going on with him but it's pretty inexcusable. If he's injured then sit out. If he doesn't care because the season is already a lost cause then he shouldn't be part of the leadership team. He has all the skill and creativity to be that 1C and we've seen it, that doesn't just disappear. From doing everything on his own offensively in both of our playoff appearances he's more than capable of handling that duty but just doesn't want to.
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that play at the end of the game when he stood along the boards and just waited for the puck instead of skating to it, is his season in a nutshell so far. he could have gotten the loose puck instead a devils player skate up and takes it. that's pure laziness
So it turns out you read a press release......one that any leader would put out instead of making excuses. All he said was he wasn't at his best. Read into it what you choose to beat your drum n agenda.
There is always more to the story. I'll leave it at that. You know best......he was showing leadership in that quote was all, no excuses. But if it validates your opinion.....cool.
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Suzuki must feel lucky he has commentators like you to come and throw mud in the air on his behalf.
A simple notion like ‘Don’t speculate that a player is playing through injury in October’ is now a bad thing, it’s an agenda thing.
People like you just don’t want any one to ever criticize the Habs in any way, even simple comments like “he didn’t play well”.
It’s so typical.
Suzuki should play better. There isn’t an agenda behind this comment — I like the idea of this player very much and had high hopes for him. If he can’t elevate his game this early in the season, it’s a problem but I’m certain he will get over it.
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Terrible so far.
I haven’t seen him play this bad for a stretch ever. Lack of jump, bad puck decisions, no creativity.
I haven’t seen him play this bad for a stretch ever. Lack of jump, bad puck decisions, no creativity.
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apparently we all saw the same thing on that play....
In his defense, I think he was at the end of his shift, he was visibly out of energy.
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Haha, people like me. So typical hehe.
No your decorating about me
....cause i dont share your speculation i dont want anyoneto ever criticize the Habs? Thats quit the reach on your part. I dont mind criticism at all, in fact I appreciate a balance, honest POV and posters. Tpo far either way can be frustrsting to read.
I never said anything about an injury.
You used a generic make no excuses line into validating you are right about what's going. Your speculating lol.
He will get over it, I think and no he hasn't been great yo start.
And sometimes people who live in London, and were involved in.......aahhhh why bother.
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It’s not a generic line, it’s the permanent go-to line whenever Suzuki plays below expectations. Everybody in the commentary space defaults to “hidden injury”. It’s inexplicable.
Suzuki was so invisible in yesterday game like his previous games. His play in the last minute of the game was horrible.
Worried ? No, not yet but if he keeps playing like that in 4 more games (10 games in the season), then I'll be quite concerned.
So far, he seems out of shape and disinterested.
Worried ? No, not yet but if he keeps playing like that in 4 more games (10 games in the season), then I'll be quite concerned.
So far, he seems out of shape and disinterested.
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Not worried , until we get a center better than Nick his play is irrelevant to me , fringe 1st liner , would be a good 2C on a good team I think.
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Suzuki got paid 10 mil last year and is getting another 10 mil the next 2 seasons, of course he had a fun summer with a long offseason and incredibly deep pockets. I doubt he and Caufield cared very much about hockey
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I think a huge chunk of his issues are collective --
1) Our play in the Dzone is brutal, our players spend too much energy chasing the puck, turnover after turnover, lots of self-inflicted defensive breakdowns...No energy left to attack.
2) When we do gain the zone, we have a hard time establishing the attack, we spend time in the offensive zone, but battling for 50/50 pucks, not attacking. Lots of energy wasted, nothing generated.
Good offense comes from good defence. We have abysmal defence right now.
Also, he seems to be averse to shooting the puck since decembre of last year. IDK what's up with that.
1) Our play in the Dzone is brutal, our players spend too much energy chasing the puck, turnover after turnover, lots of self-inflicted defensive breakdowns...No energy left to attack.
2) When we do gain the zone, we have a hard time establishing the attack, we spend time in the offensive zone, but battling for 50/50 pucks, not attacking. Lots of energy wasted, nothing generated.
Good offense comes from good defence. We have abysmal defence right now.
Also, he seems to be averse to shooting the puck since decembre of last year. IDK what's up with that.
SlafySZN
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Why do you associate Suzuki’s slow start to Caufield?
Caufield has a good start to the season despite Suzuki sleeping.
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Kobe Armstrong
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Caufield looks good to you? He'll always be able to score when he's healthy, especially at 3v3 or vs the Leafs defense.
Maybe it his linemates fault but he is unnoticeable for most of his shifts, hemmed in the defensive zone, unable to touch the puck, and unable to complete or receive a pass in the offensive zone
SlafySZN
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He is not the one unable to receive or complete a pass, that’s for sure.
But anyway. That’s a Suzuki thread.
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