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He's on the top pairing with OEL.
They should be tbh. Giordano is more deserving.Flames fans are really mad about Draisaitl getting into the All-Star Game.
and? he's being propped up by OEL
maybe that's why they've been utter garbage since forever then
He's on their top pairing. Ability-wise he's a #3 but he plays with OEL on the first pairing. That's a pretty big hole to fill in their roster.maybe that's why they've been utter garbage since forever then
top-pairing defensemen play in all situations...ES, PP and PK
Demers simply doesn't do that
ask any GM or fan in the league if Demers is a top pairing d-man and they'll all say he's not even close...hence being on his 3rd team in 5 years
Demers has been better than Larsson for 2 seasons. A 5 game sample size at the WHC doesn't change the fact that he's been mediocre for a while now.
They can disagree all they want, they've been an awesome team for 2-3 seasons now according to some. Always some excuse though. Not that the Oilers are much better, but still.
Demers, please. Decent #3, good #4. Could definitely use him on the Oilers. But switch Demers/Larsson and see what happens. One of the best D performaces I've seen in a long time was OEL / Larsson in the WHC last year.
Anyhow, I guess you can put this down as a drive-by post. But I couldn't resist. I actually agree with you on many issues, but on Larsson you're so biased it's not even funny which makes an honest discussion hard.
Alright then, I disagree but that's fine. Last year was it was. Injuries, family issued and being down Sekera and Klefbom. Larsson struggles when the system goes down, i.e. mostly when proper support is missing. Many other don't have such a big problem with thst but he does imo. It's a flaw I guess but he's a rock (even on the 1st pair as #2) when the proper pieces are in place in the top 4. Despite that he's been a +- machine until very recently. Useful or not but watching how "lucky" he's been with that stat over the last years (in + games vs - games) you can't say he's had nothing to do with it.
He struggles when he doesn't have Klefbom carrying him. When Klefbom isn't on that top pairing, there's no one who can make a breakout pass. Until recently, Klefbom has been massively underrated by this fanbase. People are finally starting to realize how important he is.
I love Klefbom, but that's a two-way street. Klefbom, OEL and lately Jones have all commented on Larsson's ability to be a guy to give confidence and security as a partner.
He's been incredibly unlucky with his injuries too. A staph infection, finger injury, etc. He's not even injury prone, he's just got brutal luck.
Strategic line changing. Some would say generational line changing. Hops off the ice when he sees trouble coming. It’s the only logical explanation.
so dad is to the rescue, just scoreboard watching until she's asleep.
