Converting Lucic to Defenseman

[Broilers]

It is obvious that trading Lucic is very difficult if not impossible. A buyout will handcuff the team for 8 years. Obviously, he will never score the goal. However, he is quite defensive minded and capable to wear down his opponents based on his physical strength. Now, when the team is running out of defensemen he should be placed on the third pairing and see what he can do. I believe he could be converted to a 3rd pairing shutdown defenseman

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[lakai17]

He is slow as molasses.

Although we've iced many worse skaters on d in the past decade.

 

[space321]

Found Todd from Leduc's main account

 

[space321]

In all seriousness, Lucic isn't shutting down anybody but his teammates, so whatever gets him the least amount of ice time the better.

 

[thadd]

Can Lucic skate backwards? I'm gonna guess NO.

 

[nabob]

Can Lucic skate backwards? I'm gonna guess NO.

Yeah he’d get turnstiled often.

 

[elmeroil]

Great idea....Mcdavid to goalie too!

 

[thadd]

Yeah he’d get turnstiled often.

One of these characters would look like Lucic as a D-man. I'll let you decide who.

 

[Staghorn]

Lucic needs to see the press box to send him a dose of reality. Maybe that would light a fire. Nobody in the organization has the guts.

 

[Todd from Leduc]

It is obvious that trading Lucic is very difficult if not impossible. A buyout will handcuff the team for 8 years. Obviously, he will never score the goal. However, he is quite defensive minded and capable to wear down his opponents based on his physical strength. Now, when the team is running out of defensemen he should be placed on the third pairing and see what he can do. I believe he could be converted to a 3rd pairing shutdown defenseman

Not sure if this is serious or sarcasm but I’ve been saying this for a while. Everyone quotes the speed but he’s faster than Dustin Bufflin.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Yeah he’d get turnstiled often.

I'm getting images of Colin Campbell playing D for us, only worse, and that guy was a stand still pylon. The only good thing about his D work here was that it provided moments of laughter.

 

[Broilers]

An idea to send him to the press box is good too but only in the sense that he will start taking classes from a skills coach and improves his back skating ability. The reality is that trying out him as a defenseman is a win-win situation for now. He is almost no-contributor on the offense. What can be lost in this tryout. He is non-tradable even in a case the Oil retains 50% of his salary

 

[fuswald]

I vote no. Don't think he could learn it fast enough if at all. Too old to convert.

 

[MoontoScott]

Maybe we could convert him to a GM.

 

[oil4life97]

How many beers were consumed before this idea? Lol jk. I don’t see it working myself but I’m no expert. I think he’d maybe make a decent personal trainer or more of weight room attendant kinda guy. Get him off the ice though.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Lucic needs to see the press box to send him a dose of reality. Maybe that would light a fire. Nobody in the organization has the guts.

If Lucic cannot find any offence, I think Hitchcock will send him there eventually. The "Identity Line" could not create offence. Lucic is now on the 4th line. That line doesn't look like it will generate shit, and will only be getting 6 -8 minutes of ice time. Next stop, press box and Hitchcock won't care one iota what his boss thinks about it.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

An idea to send him to the press box is good too but only in the sense that he will start taking classes from a skills coach and improves his back skating ability. The reality is that trying out him as a defenseman is a win-win situation for now. He is almost no-contributor on the offense. What can be lost in this tryout. He is non-tradable even in a case the Oil retains 50% of his salary

He cant skate backwards or pivot like a D. Case closed.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Yeah he’d get turnstiled often.

Every shift, sometimes twice a shift.

 

[Raoul Duke]

Where in the world does the idea that Lucic is good defensively come from?

 

[LTIR]

An idea to send him to the press box is good too but only in the sense that he will start taking classes from a skills coach and improves his back skating ability. The reality is that trying out him as a defenseman is a win-win situation for now. He is almost no-contributor on the offense. What can be lost in this tryout. He is non-tradable even in a case the Oil retains 50% of his salary

You think D is easier to play than wing? A mistake by winger isn't close to being as costly as mistakes by D.
One bad play by a Dman could be the difference between a win and a loss. Wingers can get by even after making errors in double digits.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

You think D is easier to play than wing? A mistake by winger isn't close to being as costly as mistakes by D.
One bad play by a Dman could be the difference between a win and a loss. Wingers can get by even after making errors in double digits.

D is the toughest skating position in hockey. By far.

 

[Bring Back Bucky]

Yeah that idea works in Atom house league. Not so much in the NHL....

 

[ZenOil]

Lucic skating backwards is not a site I ever care to witness.

 

[redgrant]

I wish we had a CEO like in Dallas. Bobby Nicks probably too worried about his burger sales to call out Lucic for being beyond worthless.

 

[bobbythebrain]

Not sure if this is serious or sarcasm but I’ve been saying this for a while. Everyone quotes the speed but he’s faster than Dustin Bufflin.