German Kopitar. Quite a player.
Comes from Cologne.
Koln
Big as a Cathedral.
I just love the short little passes that he makes in the offensive zone. So many players will just cycle the puck along the boards endlessly but Drai is amazing at making short passes from the boards to the center of the ice with very little time like he did to Purcell on the Klefbom goal. Those plays look so simple, yet it is really only the top tier playmakers like Sedin and Thornton who do it that well.
I will be shocked if he and Hall don't finish the year at ppg to be honest.
They just click and both are playing well defensively.
Mcllelan is looking like the right man for the job.
with McLellan the good players shine and the bad players are exposed. It was basically the opposite in previous years. Now it's like we can actually start building a roster with some sanity
It's like having a really good pair of headphones.with McLellan the good players shine and the bad players are exposed. It was basically the opposite in previous years. Now it's like we can actually start building a roster with some sanity
Good thing Drai waited until he was 20 to work on his legs and acceleration. If his first two steps were this good in junior he would have picked by Florida or Buffalo, he wouldn't have fallen to us.
The big thing with Drai is the media didn't seem to care about him. Every interview was about McDavid.I wonder if this is part of the McDavid effect. We saw the same thing with Wayne Gretzky here. Everybody wanting to do everything possible to be better players as something special and getting to play on a team with generational greats. (also Hall)
People forget that prior to Gretz Mess was a straight up and down physical winger with not all that much scoring ability. he honed and worked on his skillsets relentlessly turning himself into a 50 goal scorer. Mess always had amazing drive though. But a lot of players on that club got better and passionately wanted to get better.
Some intelligent players are realizing that they want to be part of something special here. Drai was very upset by reports being sent down this year. The team talked to him at length about it. He needed to know he was going to be on this club. He played the whole prospects games and preseasons games with the intent to be the best Oiler leaving nothing to chance.
Nurse and klef will also elevate their games.
Really excited for how well he's playing. Not to get too far ahead of things, it's amazing to think RNH might end up being our 3rd best centre.