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Originally Posted by Zih
Possibly, but I think he gains more from actually playing than just practicing. He needs his confidence back in the worst way.
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Originally Posted by avsman
I think the larger ice will be good for him, itll give him a little more time to think, and help build his confidence
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That's a good point. I think it could be both a positive and negative in that regard. Duchene plays his best when he's full of confidence and he knows all his fancy plays will work. That's the best we've seen Duchene play. But he doesn't always play that way consistently and he needs to use his line mates more to have consistent success. It's possible having more room might let him keep his old habits of holding on to the puck too long instead of making quicker passes and finding open ice for himself. Who knows though.
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Originally Posted by Ronaldo
From what I've read and seen of the Swedish game they won't stand for that. In any case he should be smart enough to know he can't get away with that in the NHL.
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Well he hasn't exactly been smart enough to figure that out his first three seasons. His fourth should be the kind where he takes a good step forward towards displaying what he's learned and what kind of player he's capable of being onthe NHL.
To prove he's capable of being a top line center in the NHL he has to have a 70+ pt season IMO. Other than that there will be a lot of doubt, and with his talent, not a lot of excuses even at his still young age.