McJadeddog
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He just hasn’t had a great season. He did play pretty well after the coaching change but he’s pretty average for many months.
He was probably playing like a #2 after the coaching change but he’s more like a #3/4 currently.
Hopefully he can pick it up in the playoffs but every mistake is amplified in the playoffs and making good decisions isn’t his strong suit.
I think hes a bit lucky in this market that Ceci is the scapegoat of the pairing. Don’t get me wrong he has his faults, but its just as much on Nurse.
Everyone knows he’s overpaid but the fact that you can’t really count on him is equally bad. He’s just not consistent. In any given week, you will get games from A to D with him.
I like a lot of what Nurse brings, but he is playing like a bottom pairing guy right now, not a 3/4. This stretch might be the worst stretch of hockey he has played in the past 5 years. No stats to back that up, just a feel, so I could be wrong though.
He isn't on the top-pairing anymore, with Ekholm/Bouchard taking that role over, so we only need him to play like a 2nd pairing guy come playoffs. So hopefully he can turn it around.
I really wonder if the next GM is going to have to try and find a way of moving Nurse though in the offseason. I can't see how this team can afford having him earn what he does once the Drai contract kicks in. The problem is that Nurse has a full NMC for another 3 years.
No, no he is not. He was for a special season but he hasn’t been since. If he doesn’t step up in the playoffs you find a way to move him.
I just stated basically the same thing, but he has a full NMC, so..... He can basically just say no, and we are stuck with him. I don't see it happening. SHOULD it happen, unfortunately, I think the answer is yes, but that doesn't mean it WILL happen.