John Connor McDavid
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- Apr 17, 2017
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I think this needs a separate thread away from the actual thread about the trade.
I know we weren't expecting to get a 50-60pt player in return for Eberle at $2.5M, but jesus you'd hope the guy would be on a 20-20-40 pace at the very least with the opportunities he's being spoon-fed with premium C's.
I know he's not making obvious defensive gaffes (we have Russell and Gryba doing their very best at that) but the guy has been non-existent (to a Jokinenian level) since we've had him. He does absolutely nothing. He goes entire shifts without touching the puck. His passing is below average. He rarely gets shot off. His ability to receive passes is below average. His skating is average at best. He refuses to engage physically and is unable to ever recover 50/50 pucks when given the opportunity. He doesn't even look like he's trying!
NYI fans were right - this guy is absolutely INVISIBLE
I know we weren't expecting to get a 50-60pt player in return for Eberle at $2.5M, but jesus you'd hope the guy would be on a 20-20-40 pace at the very least with the opportunities he's being spoon-fed with premium C's.
I know he's not making obvious defensive gaffes (we have Russell and Gryba doing their very best at that) but the guy has been non-existent (to a Jokinenian level) since we've had him. He does absolutely nothing. He goes entire shifts without touching the puck. His passing is below average. He rarely gets shot off. His ability to receive passes is below average. His skating is average at best. He refuses to engage physically and is unable to ever recover 50/50 pucks when given the opportunity. He doesn't even look like he's trying!
NYI fans were right - this guy is absolutely INVISIBLE