Matt Duchene: Keep it Simple, Sugar
I love Matt Duchene’s highlight reel goals, his Dutchy toe drag and his behind-the-net spin-o-rama. However, those moves are for when the puck is practically going into the net every time you touch it.
Duchene commented earlier in the season, after he recorded 10 shots on net, “If every 10 shots guarantees a goal, I’d be shooting all the time.” I’ve said it before — it does, Matt. You just don’t have time for 10 Dutchies or spin-o-ramas, no matter how awesome they look.
Though he wasn’t speaking to Duchene specifically, even defenseman Erik Johnson advised:
"“One thing I will say is maybe just a little bit simpler. It’s never a bad play to shoot the puck at the net a couple times. I’ve gotten lucky and it squeaks through a pad here and there… Maybe just be a little simpler. You’ll get a flukey goal, and your confidence will get high, and you’ll take off from there.”"
Speaking of Erik Johnson…