Player Discussion Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: The Silent Beast

[2for1PizzaPastuh]

his results have just been sad, really

 

[La Bamba]

Nuge has reverted back to his baseline ~50 point season who can't generate his own offence. That's worth his 5.125M I guess?

 

[Nostradumbass]

Nuge has reverted back to his baseline ~50 point season who can't generate his own offence. That's worth his 5.125M I guess?

Combine that with his regular season, yes.

 

[Little Fury]

Off the schneid! Love to see it.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Off the schneid! Love to see it.

You really do, and I thought he was very good last night. If he gets rolling, the Oilers will be looking great.

 

[Stoneman89]

Waiting for the Oilers injury report to see if anything with Nuge, other than the usual bumps and bruises.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Sorry I jinxed him. I'll never make another positive thread about a player again.

 

[Kanedogg]

Would be nice if they could move nuge (realize they'd never do this). This team doesn't need guys who disappear in the playoffs.

It's funny to hear the "injury" excuse being floated. He took all practices and was his usual perimeter self. Yamamoto, Hyman and kane all had at least 1 signature game. Nuge no showed from game 1.

 

[elmeroil]

Would be nice if they could move nuge (realize they'd never do this). This team doesn't need guys who disappear in the playoffs.

It's funny to hear the "injury" excuse being floated. He took all practices and was his usual perimeter self. Yamamoto, Hyman and kane all had at least 1 signature game. Nuge no showed from game 1.

Point per game in the Playoffs and best season of his career, yep let's get rid of him!

 

[Kanedogg]

Point per game in the Playoffs and best season of his career, yep let's get rid of him!

2 even strength points in playoffs. TWO
He was by far the worst forward.

Regular season is irrelevant. The goal is not to be a good regular season power play team.

Would be a brave move to get a high value before his value massively detoriates.

 

[Messrules11]

2 even strength points in playoffs. TWO
He was by far the worst forward.

Regular season is irrelevant. The goal is not to be a good regular season power play team.

Would be a brave move to get a high value before his value massively detoriates.

He was also -6. 2nd worst on the whole team. Absolute ghost with no physical game whatsoever. Trade this phony already.

 

[oilinger]

He was also -6. 2nd worst on the whole team. Absolute ghost with no physical game whatsoever. Trade this phony already.

He has a full NMC in his contract and can't see him waiving it.

 

[Messrules11]

He has a full NMC in his contract and can't see him waiving it.

Then sit him and he’ll eventually want out.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Then sit him and he’ll eventually want out.

Brilliant idea. Guy had an upper body injury but let's pretend that he dogged it just to piss off people like you instead. Where were you in the regular season when he was healthy and playing well?

 

[Messrules11]

Brilliant idea. Guy had an upper body injury but let's pretend that he dogged it just to piss off people like you instead. Where were you in the regular season when he was healthy and playing well?

An upper body injury eh? Bullshit, he was interviewed in the playoffs and was fine. He leetched those regular season points off McDrai full stop. Play him anywhere else in the lineup and he can’t produce shit.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

An upper body injury eh? Bullshit, he was interviewed in the playoffs and was fine. He leetched those regular season points off McDrai full stop. Play him anywhere else in the lineup and he can’t produce shit.

A lot of players won't say anything about injuries as it is seen as taking away from the opponent and Stauffer mentioned it IIRC.

 

[Messrules11]

That’s obvious. So what exactly was this injury?

 

[McFlash97]

He definitely was a silent beast in these playoffs.

Too easy to play against. Unacceptable for a 10 year veteran

 

[Bryanbryoil]

That’s obvious. So what exactly was this injury?

Upper body was all that was stated. No more specifics.

 

[Messrules11]

Upper body was all that was stated. No more specifics.

Hang nail, cough due to cold or just brain fart?

 

[BudBundy]

Upper body was all that was stated. No more specifics.

I never heard that. I thought it was all just speculation based on how awful he was. Maybe he was just protecting himself from being targeted, but Nuge himself said he was fine. Has anything more specific come out??

 

[Bryanbryoil]

I never heard that. I thought it was all just speculation based on how awful he was. Maybe he was just protecting himself from being targeted, but Nuge himself said he was fine. Has anything more specific come out??

I can't find it currently, but there was a tweet that said that Kane had a broken finger, Hyman a shoulder injury and RNH with an upper body injury. IIRC it came out a day or 2 after we lost game 6 and was posted somewhere on here.

 

[Arpeggio]

I can't find it currently, but there was a tweet that said that Kane had a broken finger, Hyman a shoulder injury and RNH with an upper body injury. IIRC it came out a day or 2 after we lost game 6 and was posted somewhere on here.

Also none of the players would confirm their injuries. So it's not surprising that we haven't heard more about RNH's injury.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Also none of the players would confirm their injuries. So it's not surprising that we haven't heard more about RNH's injury.

Only Kane really did and it was basically a pointed question asking him if he had a broken finger and if injuries affected why he had a much less i8mpactful postseason than the previous one.

 

[Drivesaitl]

I never heard that. I thought it was all just speculation based on how awful he was. Maybe he was just protecting himself from being targeted, but Nuge himself said he was fine. Has anything more specific come out??

On one play in first round Nuge barely got raked with a high stick behind goal. It was just the standard try to hook the stick play. Sensing mortal injury he flew right down the tunnel. Guy appears to have a pain threshold of a preschooler.

I think somebody probably mentioned it but a trick hangnail could probably be his undoing in some games.

Nuge reverted back to his standard game where he didn't want to get hit. Its unfortunate as he had a good regular season and he was better in playoffs last season than this but he can't be in the running for worst player on the team in the playoffs at this tenure and contract. Its really disappointing he didn't leave more on the ice even if injured.

Its like Mclellan nailed several years ago. You watch Nuge in playoffs and the sense is he's not giving it all on the ice. Mc said it in the nicest way possible but the message was pretty clear.