Some fans have once again been quite vocal about wanting Jesse to play with McDavid. Also some want him to shorten his stick. It is some what a deja vu.
I am torn. Of course One would like to see him excel beside McDavid, but also one wouldn’t like to see him fail again and lose his confidence.
To me especially the first game he looked quite nervous. I think we should trust Tippett’s expertise. It seems like the plan is to make him feel like he fits and retains his confidence. Mean while they should reunite Nuge, Drai and Yamamoto to stay in the competition (IMO).
Oh yeah and I am agreeing with Lowetide on his opinion (this was against Canadiens):
”Nygard-Turris-Puljujarvi played 6:16, 3-6 shots, no goals, 2-2, 5-9 Corsi. I actually liked this line, especially the wingers. Jesse makes a lot of plays, some of them don’t work, but man he was around the play a lot and that’s a good sign. He had two HDSC’s on the evening at five on five, leading the team. Nygard drew a penalty and was strong on the forecheck. Turris is not moving the needle as No. 3 center at this time.”
It was only the fourth game for them to gel.