Raab
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I tend to key on players that are significant, consequential, influential, that actually matter. Yama was a desperation pick to try to fill some talent quotient on the roster due to multiple trades that eviscerated talent on the roster.
I continue to think the only reason the Oilers even wasted a top round pick on Yama was the Flames finding gold in a 4th round pick on Gaudreau. I can't see any other reason why we went for this low probabity chance of player. its important to note in this that Gaudreau is immensely better asset and prospect in every way and yet went 4th round.
So because a Chia formulated roster is completely desperate to find anything out of Yamamoto, and to keep forcing that I have to see a player on topsix that I would prefer was not here at all. To key on the player in question increases the frustration quotient about how much this plug is limiting our top lines.
Meanwhile, Pulju, who is an actual prospect with upside is scratched.
I'm so disgusted in McLellan I might not even watch the game.
Have you seen that Gallagher guy in Montreal? Yamamoto reminds me a lot of him. Give him a few more games before you crucify the guy geez. As I said watch how often Yamamoto gets open tonight in the slot and gets a quick shot off. I guarantee it happens once or twice tonight because it's happened in every other game Ive watched. Only reason he's got one goal right now is that he's rushing those shots a bit. Once he realizes he can take just a second to pick his spots they should start going in for him.
In saying that Puljujarvi's problem is that he doesn't understand the North American game enough. He is consistently in the wrong position. It's been his problem since we drafted him, and he's still not figuring it out. Not a good sign. Obviously he shows glimpses of what he could be from time to time, but similar to Nurse he never really maintains that high level of play.