You wanna carpool?Honestly I'm tempted to fly over from Europe just to see McDavid live. And I'm guessing Western Canada / BC is pretty nice and beautiful in september no?
Having Hunter Smith or Keegan Kanzig run him in what should be considered a tournament of "prospect showcase," would be detrimental as well. Likely wouldn't happen, but players taking liberties on a (semi) big stage isn't unheard of in this league.
There's arguments for both sides here.
Personally, I'd like to see him and I weigh in the cost of patronage for the event. I do, however, see the downside to playing a generational talent and our, commonly referred to, savior considering the risks involved.
You're missing the biggest point....Smith or Kanzig would have to catch him first. Not gonna happen.....McD will make those guys look like pylons.
You wanna carpool?
I know it's a bit out of the way, but can you guys pick me up in Bangkok on the way? I'll make a mixtape and pitch on gas and beef jerky.
Do you think McDavid gets more than 1 game?
they may play him in 2 games because he's a big selling feature for this, but the coach doesn't need to evaluate him at all, and there will be some other rookies that need the evaluation more to see if they deserve a spot at main camp.
I think Hall, Ebs, and Paajarvi got 2 games each back in 2010, but i forget.
You're missing the biggest point....Smith or Kanzig would have to catch him first. Not gonna happen.....McD will make those guys look like pylons.
This.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see Mitch Moroz stapled to McDavid. Add Greg Chase on the other wing. Combine that with a twin towers defence pairing of Nurse and Betker, and no one will even look at McDavid sideways.
Any one know if the Bears vs Oilers rookie game is happening this year?
I hate that this line of thinking has to be done. Mcdavid will crush you either way, so why not evaluate your prospects with some talent against him? Why just send talentless, mindless goons who have no NHL shot? If the oilers ever did this (were the agigators and started it) I'd be so embarrassed
Yeah it is and it's happening in Rexall this year.
so which one of the Oilers prospects mentioned above fits the talentless\mindless goon?
Nurse? Betker? Moroz? or Chase?
I'm talking about sending mindless goons to hunt skilled players, ie smith/kanzig/seiloff on mcdavid. At least better/nurse/moroz has some skill if they need to go out and protect. In prior years we had to bring in some bad ones (baddock) to protect
These mindless goons of opponents will want to make a name for themselves and get noticed. It is either via a fight vs another goon or by hitting. What better way than to line up and crush a star to get opposition focused on you.
If Kanzig\Gazdic isnt lining up a player every shift for a hit he knows he wont be seeing much TOI.
This.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see Mitch Moroz stapled to McDavid. Add Greg Chase on the other wing. Combine that with a twin towers defence pairing of Nurse and Betker, and no one will even look at McDavid sideways.
This.
I honestly wouldn't be surprised to see Mitch Moroz stapled to McDavid. Add Greg Chase on the other wing. Combine that with a twin towers defence pairing of Nurse and Betker, and no one will even look at McDavid sideways.
Why Greg Chase? Kid has like 2 career fights. He's not scaring away anyone.
He's a pest and drives opponents nuts. He's there as a heat sink - and can actually play.