You mean the two series he's played in 8 years? 11 games? What a huge sample to pull any sort of conclusions from. When has this team had any important moments since Nuge was drafted? It's all bullshit man. This kid has known nothing but losing for 7 of 8 years. Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle. All they ever knew was losing in their entire tenures. And just like Nuge they were somehow expected to just figure it all out and guide the whole franchise into a winning atmosphere.
You keep talking like for 8 seasons whenever the team has been in the hunt or the playoffs that he disappears.
I said he "might" be hurt. You say he isn't. But neither of us know for sure.
He wears an ‘A’ and is therefore expected to lead. Where is that leadership? What has he ever lead us to? Lottery picks? 1 assist in 17 games. Is that acceptable to you? Apparently it is. 4 assists in 13 playoff games? It’s obvious when the games matter most he disappears. The facts are all there you can choose to ignore them all you want.
If those things you say are true , then I would chalk it up to simply being beaten down by the incompetence if this organization, year after year after year. And if that is the point, he needs to be moved for the betterment of both himself and the team. Who knows, we may see that from Drai or McDavid down the road if this trend continues. Athletes at this level are mentally tough, but years of losing can wear a man down.
Lucic has an A as well. Maybe it's not the players fault for being stapled with the letters? Like Ference being handed the C without ever being a part of the franchise? Take the A off his jersey. Lots of players have had letters removed or switched. Even McDavid shouldn't have been given the C right away. That's indicative of the same incompetence that's permeated for almost two decades now, not some underlying problems with Nuge. Let him focus on playing hockey without having to be the guy who has known almost nothing but losing and being expected to show all the young guys how to be winners. This is where you get rid of the trash, keep the good young players, and bring in actual hockey players who CAN lead through experience. Not dumping another good young player while keeping more crap.
You clearly have difficulty reading. I'll say it very slowly for you for the umpteenth time. The main issue I had, was that the contract offer could have waited much later, and would have given management a better assessment of what they had and produced a potentially more accurate offer. I have never wavered from that. Are you somehow able to comprehend that?
I’d love to see him stripped of his ‘A’. Would he show any passion or urgency then? Unlikely, but it’s a start. He’s a perimeter player, scared to drive to the net, the problem with him being a perimeter player is that he too soft to win battles, gets knocked off the puck and would rather defer to his line mates, you know, guys like Khaira, that have 2 years experience and make 10x less. It’s not new and and beyond frustrating.
Yeah. It's a shame that this roster doesn't have any proven wingers to play on the second third and fourth lines. Either RNH or Drai play with McD. Whichever one is left to play on the second line is playing with scrubs. Instead of running Nuge and his 58+ points out of town, how about they address the fact that Khaira and 0 goals Reider are playing on the second line with him? Nuge doesn't have to be like Taylor Hall to be effective. That's why it's a team game and that's why he has line mates. It's just a shame that most of their line mates play way over their heads.
