Has RNH finally flipped the coin?

[Pizza the Hutt]

He'll never live up to 1st because he shouldn't have gone 1st, so it's kind of unfair to peg him with that for life. But he will thrive - Big Time - with McD.

It was a weird draft where the 104th overall is leading the class in PPG. That never happens.

TBH, only Gaudreau or Kucherov could have lived up to the #1 moniker and both are late bloomers.

 

[The Nuge]

He’s not riding Connor’s coattails. The difference between Nuge at the start of his career/present, and Nuge in the middle seasons is what he’s trying to do out there. In his first year, he was a solid 200 foot player who focused more on offense. Then, he started deferring to others offensively and trying to cover for them defensively. Now, he’s playing with probably the most defensively underrated player in the league (McDavid), and doesn’t have to worry so much about defense. Basically, he went from being a 2 way, 65+ point guy to a shutdown 50 point guy, and back to a 2 way 65+ point guy.

 

[Sniper99]

Whether he stays in Edmonton or goes home to play with the Leafs when his contract is up.



Its just a yoke

Psssst!! Hes from B.C. Not from Toronto.

 

[Blue Line Turnover]

He's starting to slide the coin down the table and the tables are slowly turning

 

[Dazed and Confused]

 

[North Cole]

Psssst!! Hes from B.C. Not from Toronto.

Dont worry, hes Canadian, so it must be his dream.

 

[joestevens29]

RNH has just been one of those guys that isn't exactly flashy, but fills a role for us. One problem he' has had is staying healthy.

All things considered if you look at that draft I'm fine with the pick. I do like Landeskog and wouldn't complain if we had him, but who else was a realistic pick at that spot?

 

[poutineprofessor92]

Second best player on the Oilers

 

[57special]

Yeah, he's flipped the Shark.

 

[puckpilot]

Come on, this isn't rocket surgery. Dont mix metaphors. The right metaphor is like music to my eyes. The wrong one is like a bush in the bird. It's worth two hands.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

No, not really. He's the same player he always was.

 

[Belieber]

Tonight he scored a beauty short hander and set up Mcdavid. First star vs Caps. 11 points in 8 games with a tough schedule and crazy Europe travel. I have always believed he will have point per game seasons in his mid-late twenties.

 

[karnige]

Tonight he scored a beauty short hander and set up Mcdavid. First star vs Caps. 11 points in 8 games with a tough schedule and crazy Europe travel. I have always believed he will have point per game seasons in his mid-late twenties.

he's a solid player. not first overall good but he's a great 2 way player. he's got size on him now and he's starting to put the prices together .

 

[Mighty Makar]

Take him off McDavid’s line and he’s a 40-50 point player. He’s not a bad player, though.

 

[Deen]

His shoulder stunted his career. He is like Gordon Bombay in that sense.

 

[Del Preston]

Take him off McDavid’s line and he’s a 40-50 point player. He’s not a bad player, though.

He's been a 50+ point player his entire career except for one down season (2016-17).

 

[Mighty Makar]

He's been a 50+ point player his entire career except for one down season (2016-17).

He’ll have more points this season if he’s on McDavid’s line all season.

 

[KlefDown]

He’s not riding Connor’s coattails. The difference between Nuge at the start of his career/present, and Nuge in the middle seasons is what he’s trying to do out there. In his first year, he was a solid 200 foot player who focused more on offense. Then, he started deferring to others offensively and trying to cover for them defensively. Now, he’s playing with probably the most defensively underrated player in the league (McDavid), and doesn’t have to worry so much about defense. Basically, he went from being a 2 way, 65+ point guy to a shutdown 50 point guy, and back to a 2 way 65+ point guy.

This is so accurate I wish I can like it 1000 times

 

[Del Preston]

He’ll have more points this season if he’s on McDavid’s line all season.

He will but away from McDavid he's still a 50-60 point player. His offensive game was really stunted after Renney was let go and Eakins had him focus almost entirely on defense.

 

[Mighty Makar]

He was a ghost in the playoffs in 2017.

 

[A91]

Take him off McDavid’s line and he’s a 40-50 point player. He’s not a bad player, though.

Closer to a 50-60 point player without Connor. But Oilers fans have always believed he would be a late bloomer ala Henrik Sedin. Time will tell with Nugey.

 

[Mighty Makar]

He will but away from McDavid he's still a 50-60 point player. His offensive game was really stunted after Renney was let go and Eakins had him focus almost entirely on defense.

He’s not a 60 point player. He’s never hit 60 points once. He might this season ‘cause of McDavid.

 

[A91]

He was a ghost in the playoffs in 2017.

He and Eberle both were bad in the playoffs, really disappointing. That being said that was their first time playing games of that intensity since Junior (5 years+). Cant hold it against him too much

You keep Landy and we'll keep Nuge! :p

 

[Del Preston]

He’s not a 60 point player. He’s never hit 60 points once. He might this season ‘cause of McDavid.

The only reason he has never hit 60 points is because of injuries. To say he is a 40-50 point player away from McDavid is not accurate at all. He's had one poor offensive season in his career.

 

[A91]

He’s not a 60 point player. He’s never hit 60 points once. He might this season ‘cause of McDavid.

I said he was a 50-60 point player. His career ppg is 0.70 for 57 points over an 82 game season ... which is 50-60 points.