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There's data to support that. According to Stathletes, most of Duchene's goals scored from to came from below the hashmarks. If Duchene had pivoted sooner, maybe the last couple years would have gone more smoothly. Maybe not. Either way, the months after his return from injury were transformative for Duchene. He used the offseason to reflect on all aspects of his game and came back to Nashville knowing what to do next.
But the biggest thing was just to go home in the summer and not dwell on things. I'm a person who really analyzes and very often overanalyzes things in my career. I've done that too much and let some anxiety take me over at times.
This summer what I did well was just leave everything where it was. Because I wasn't sure what this year was going to look like in terms of how some things were left off last year.
In the lead-up to training camp, Duchene sat down with Hynes for some focused one-on-one conversations. The goal was to "get things really figured out right from the start," and Duchene believes it was the candidness of those meetings that led to his -- and the team's -- strong start.
We want to be a great team, and we want the best for me at the same time. Being the kind of player [I am] and to have an offensive role and be depended upon offensively, I had to get back to producing the way that I'm capable of. There was just some things we had to communicate on, and [Hynes] needed some things from me too. Duchene points at how his minutes are up this season to 19 minutes on average per game, from averaging the last two seasons , something that helps "big time" with Duchene getting the most out of himself.
In return, Duchene heard from Hynes about changes the coach needed to see for the Predators to excel as a group. That clarity really changed things and it was much simpler than I had thought before. It was all stuff I could easily do and was willing to do all along. On the flip side, I communicated to [Hynes] what I needed to be successful. There was always common denominators when things were going well and those are the things that I harped on.
I think we've both held up our end of the bargain. Last month, Hynes appeared on Nashville's Clearly Duchene took Hynes' messaging to heart. His linemate Granlund could tell something was different even before the season began. He creates every single night and now, the way he works and battles, it's been impressive and I'm really happy for him. Duchene repeats several times that what's good for him and other individual players is ultimately good for the team.
The Predators had an especially strong start, going out of the gate before things leveled off of late amid some consistency issues. We're producing more, our power play is a lot better, our top guys are living up to the type of players they can be, and that's awesome to see.
I know that all of us take a lot of pride in that and it's really helped us get to where we are so far in the season. The NHL season is barely past its quarter mark.
Dominant stretches will be forgotten if they simply extinguish into nothing. So that's my goal, that's where my drive is.
My team needs that from me most importantly, and then I want that for myself. Given how this season is going, Duchene may also be playing his way onto Canada's Olympic roster for the Games in Beijing. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? MORE: year-old football player slain in Michigan school shooting to be mourned at funeral.
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