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Why is Simmonds still on the Powerplay
Seriously, the guy had one or two powerplay goals in preseason action, and Laviolette thinks he is the next coming of John LeClair. He has hands of stone, and zero hockey sense. He usually messes up any chance in tight, and constantly loses control of the puck along the sideboards. All he is really good for is screening, but if the team can't doesn't even have a good shot from the point other than Pronger, then that is a practically useless attribute.. Plain and simple, the guy is a 3rd liner at best, and Laviolette is really expecting way too much at this point. Doubleshift Giroux on both units, or else plug in even a guy like Nodl to win board battles.
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