Rudy Russo
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Ben Lovejoy announces retirement after 11 NHL seasons. Best of luck in your retirement Rev, and your time playing for the pens.
People keep saying that, but all we've heard is that this team needs more character in the dressing room, its why they got Cullen back, why they added certain guys, I think the issue is the team has too much of the same types, which is why Gudbranson's biggest thing they mentioned was his locker room presence.I feel like it'd be tough to be "cocky" on the Pens with people in the room like Sid and Malkin and Letang, and Cullen before. Maybe a lockeroom like we have is what a player like him needs to help set him straight
Dom from the Athletic said in his season preview for Edmonton that some analytics suggest that McDavid was the worst forward in the league defensively last year, which is crazy. Not that I trust the model 100%, but I did notice a laxity in his game. It’s more likely that he basically gave up trying to do anything but score after December. Also said Crosby should have won the Hart.
I don't care about McDavid's defense. I'd take him every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
EDM fans are insane, clearly. That we can tell.
But second to that, McyD might be realizing money alone doesn't bring happiness. We all see the train wreck up there. His act of loyalty by re-signing on a team with no clear plan of success was really stupid, IMO. It's about as bad as Tavares sticking it out in Long Island so long. Just leave. Management is incapable of building a team. You'll do all the work and still realize you've gotten no where.
They were bad before him. They've been (mostly) bad with him. They'll likely be bad without him.
Well that’s not the point, of course you would take the best offensive player in the league. The point is that McDavid either is a less perfect player than many Edmonton fans believe him to be and/or (I think it is more this) that Edmonton’s crappy environment is already affecting his individual commitment.
Offensively speaking, his impact is still crazy. Taking all centres currently playing into account, he'd probably be in the Top 5 of guys I'd start a franchise with.
“Probably”? He should be number 1, unless you are pretending age doesn’t matter.
I’m really curious how McDavid is going to age. He seems like a player that will severely downgrade as his speed becomes less of an asset.
Well that’s not the point, of course you would take the best offensive player in the league. The point is that McDavid either is a less perfect player than many Edmonton fans believe him to be and/or (I think it is more this) that Edmonton’s crappy environment is already affecting his individual commitment.
You're like a month late on this. Ovechkin next player to get his own cereal (what nhl players should get own cereal and what call it?
Get the hell out of here
Tom Wilson’s “Flying Elb-ohs”...You're like a month late on this. Ovechkin next player to get his own cereal (what nhl players should get own cereal and what call it?
Agreed. Kinda reminds me of CHL players in that way actually. Hes able to use his speed to blow past players, but what happens when that is no longer the case? I he will fall off rather steeply when his speed falls off. Reminds me very much like Kessel actually.I’m really curious how McDavid is going to age. He seems like a player that will severely downgrade as his speed becomes less of an asset.
Now his wife can actually get Os from Ovy. Kuzy uses the box to line up his nose candy.
Get the hell out of here
Eh, I don't. Thing about McDavid and people saying it's ok he sucks defensively because his team can't score and they need him to, is that it's going to be tougher for him to figure out his place when his speed isn't an asset anymore and he's not good defensively.I could See McD turning into a Joe Thornton type when he slows down , except he'll be a better shooter where Joe is the better passer. 30g 70a 100pt kinda guy. If he then betters his D game, he will turn into old Sid at that point.
holding back is usually when you get hurt. cause when your going half speed and everyone else is going full speed, you become a easy target.I can't remember where I heard it, but he admitted that he shouldn't have gone all out in that Flames game where he wound up hurting himself. You would think a player would hold back in Game 82 of a lost season, but...