Larsson SHOULD be good enough to play 3 on 3 but that its questioned is even more interesting in terms of how limited he is. The offensive prowess that was touted to be part of Adams game is not very evident. So we have Nurse, and Klefbom, whenever he happens to be in the lineup, and Sekera if he ever happens to be in the lineup. I like Gravel, but not on 3 on 3.
Maybe we can Clone Nurse who many people figured the team should hardball in the contract negotiation. Surprise, surprise for the 2nd season in a row he is indispensable in our lineup, as expected.
Imagine if we still had Petry. I think he's a better D than Larsson.
That was never a thing when acquiring him. Some fans, including myself to be honest, thought that he had untapped offensive potential, and it was mentioned in a couple of fly-by comments by the Oilers and press, but it was never a thing. He was sold as the D he was in 16/17, regular season and even better playoffs. Last year was not a good year, that is on him but also (as I just wrote in another post) on that we again are playing with a depleted D core. Fwds and D alike come off worse when playing on a team with important pieces missing (look at the crap Drai gets for not being perfect while carrying around bottom 6 wingers). This year I had very little problem with Larsson up until when Klefbom went down, and I think he had a couple of good games this weekend so I hope and believe that he is more or less back to normal.
Edit 1: I do think it was a good chance to try him out on 3on3 in the Philly game. He had a good game with a couple of good chances offensively and he scored a nice goal. He was definitively pumped for the game as well seeing as it was 1 year on the day since his father passed. If the option was Russell on a 3on3 I think I would have given Larsson the chance based on the circumstances.
Edit 2: Even though I don't think Petry is better than Larsson I'd love to have Petry by the way, Klefbom/Larsson Nurse/Petry would be a solid top 4 imo. I proposed that just the other day on here. That said Petry would have been roasted on hfoil after the 1st and 3rd PP goal the Oilers scored, that is how we roll here. I didn't think it was that bad tbh, but if the roles would have been reversed and that would have been Larsson (or any of our D really) on the Oilers you bet there would have been at least a couple of pages in the GDT with bashing.