Horvat- So disappointed in our captain. Doesn't hit, fight, score, set up plays, muck it up, defend teammates, isn't great defensively. Literally all he does is takes a lot of faceoffs
Petey - He's getting there I think...I mean he's not falling down bambi style when a gust of air goes near him . He actually got off about 3 strong one-timers in the game. Still just weak af and is basically stuck on the perimeter. hopefully he keeps improving showing he can be elite or else we truly are ****ed
Boeser - Super soft. Super slow. Ideally a second liner. He's pushed into a role where he has to play against top defenders who match his speed easily and then some. Snakebitten though with another post in this one. If he wasn't going to score 30+ for us we were doomed, I think he is on pace for 16
OEL - Apparently the x, y, z, g, /x60 nerd stats say he's a top defender in the league... Yeah okay. Goals and assists win games and he's got small amounts of those. On pace for about 18 points. He's a very good player but he doesn't bring a presence which is what you need for 7+ mil per year. You can blame the forwards lack of production for his but again for 7+ mil he should help create that himself but just doesn't
Miller - I can see this guy checking out any time now, he's a loose cannon and just doesn't seem like much of a fit here. All his points are produced basically just from him doing some solo work or him and Hughes doing some duo work. He has no chemistry with anyone outside a few good shifts with Petey and Brock. Horrible idea bringing this guy in. I feel like his attitude and style destroyed a lot of team chemistry. I do like his fire and he is a beast, it's too bad the team sucks and we have nobody to tame him.
Hughes - Doing just fine. We'll need him to jump up in the rush more, act like a 4th forward because our 3 forwards aren't cutting it, similar to what Chabot does in Ottawa although I realize not every player can put in that kind of effort and skate all those miles. Give him the Green light, tell him to do whatever he wants out there
This team lacks leadership, good coaching, size and grit