twabby
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- Mar 9, 2010
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Have we ever felt that it’s Eller’s play this season that has stunted the third line and in particular CMM this season. I’ve always felt that Eller holds the puck too long which I would imagine can be quite frustrating to his wings.
Eller has had a pretty brutal season. WOWYs don't paint the whole picture, but...
Pretty much every player on the team has performed better without Eller this year than with him. And it can't even be chalked up to incredibly difficult assignments on Eller's part: he's had the easiest competition of the 4 centers according to Evolving Hockey, and he gets relatively neutral zone starts.
I don't know that he's stunted McMichael in particular, but I think Eller is a big reason why the third line has been bad this year.