Hall - McDavid - Eberle would be one of the highest scoring lines in the league in a few years.
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McGoMcD
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I agree with this. Rishaug has been going on about how he wasn't too impressed with Nurse in Penticton because "he's doing too much" or something to the effect. I thought he was great in Pentiction, but had a bit of an off night last night. If he doesn't get burned on it and his play is effective I don't understand why people are insistent that he plays more conservatively.
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Thanks for doing this! I also miss LMHF's reports. Unless the mods disagree, I'd say feel free to make your own thread for these - LMHF used to have one and I liked having them in a separate place to find.
Soli
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The PGTs suffice for these. LMHF sorta got grandfathered in. With some insightful thoughts and good storytelling, I don't see why Timo or anyone else couldnt one day become an exception.
Until then, let's keep it in the PGTs where we can all share and discuss.
Digger12
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I can understand the "he tries to do too much" criticism of Nurse sometimes, but I think also that it's a bit overstated as something he simply must take out of his game.
His absolute greatest asset is his supreme athleticism, which comes out most when he's carrying the puck out of the zone by breaking a forecheck all by himself. Sure it would do him good to sometimes let the puck do the work instead of spending a lot of energy ragging the puck around until he gets himself in trouble, but I sure wouldn't want to completely take his athletic ability out of his game and turning him into a static dman who spends all game trying to thread passes out to the forwards. It's not like his pass out of the zone is poor or anything, but IMO it's not his best asset.
Sometimes I think the "does too much" criticism for him becomes a misrepresentation of what he's really doing, which is him trying to leverage his best asset and be a difference maker in a game. It may get him and his team into trouble sometimes, but it also may result in a great play that never would've materialized if he had pulled back and not put himself in a position of risk.
His absolute greatest asset is his supreme athleticism, which comes out most when he's carrying the puck out of the zone by breaking a forecheck all by himself. Sure it would do him good to sometimes let the puck do the work instead of spending a lot of energy ragging the puck around until he gets himself in trouble, but I sure wouldn't want to completely take his athletic ability out of his game and turning him into a static dman who spends all game trying to thread passes out to the forwards. It's not like his pass out of the zone is poor or anything, but IMO it's not his best asset.
Sometimes I think the "does too much" criticism for him becomes a misrepresentation of what he's really doing, which is him trying to leverage his best asset and be a difference maker in a game. It may get him and his team into trouble sometimes, but it also may result in a great play that never would've materialized if he had pulled back and not put himself in a position of risk.
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Agreed. I didn't have a problem with LMHF's reports being in a separate thread, but it did lead to a bunch of duplicated discussion.
BarDownBobo
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Alberta has the advantage of having all the ex-WHL players. If they were to join the NCAA almost their entire team would be ineligible.
McShogun99
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It was fairly obvious that Mcdavid was on shinny mode but he was still able to pretty much do whatever he wanted. It's still pretty amazing how he is always able to create scoring chances. You can't even blink when he's on the ice or you'll end up missing something.
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Fourier
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McDavids passing is well above average by NHL standards. Coupled with speed and smarts.. His linemates may have career years
His passing skills are elite by NHL standards. He simply needs to get use to his team and the pace of the game.
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Just want to credit both teams for putting on a great show. Very entertaining game, high quality, talent on ice obvious, and in every way a satisfying game.
Its the only game I will attend this season in likelihood so nice to be able to see a good one and see kids and families witness a contest that was well competed and that the players tried in. Neither club treated this like just another game which was refreshing.
Hats off to all the young players from both teams that showed so much. Credit to the Bears also for handling the nerves of playing in front of a packed NHL arena. That had to be a different feeling for them and they handled it fine other than being shaky on opening shifts. I was amazed how readily the Bears settled in.
Its the only game I will attend this season in likelihood so nice to be able to see a good one and see kids and families witness a contest that was well competed and that the players tried in. Neither club treated this like just another game which was refreshing.
Hats off to all the young players from both teams that showed so much. Credit to the Bears also for handling the nerves of playing in front of a packed NHL arena. That had to be a different feeling for them and they handled it fine other than being shaky on opening shifts. I was amazed how readily the Bears settled in.
McJadeddog
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i agree, mcdavid isn't crosby, but he's likely a bigger kane that plays a more important position, and who takes the game more seriously .... that is fine by me
mcdavid's game won't translate to the NHL like crosby's did, since crosby's game is so cycle-based, and mcdavid's is so rush-based.... the cycle game is the NHL style much moreso... but the same thing can be said about kane, and he is a top-10 forward in the world
people need to stop comparing mcdavid to crosby, they are completely different players style-wise, its not a good comparison at all.... nor is tavarres or stamkos, completely different players.... mcdavid is his own person, and while he isn't likely going to have the same success that crosby did, i'll take a "kane level" center any day of the week and be happy for it
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Its my take right now in recent seasons that Crosby isn't Crosby.
I think what gets forgotten in the consideration of greats is that they all have a certain time line when they are truly at their best. Lemieux, Gretz, Crosby, Orr, etc all have periods of time within their NHL careers when they were the best. Theres less and less games in Crosbys canon where he truly seperates himself from the pack in big games like playoff games.
In anycase comparisons are so much noise. Enjoy the players attributes and what they do at face value. Comparison is meaningless and not very fulfilling.
really? I think it'll translate just as good as crosbys. I think you're underrating his cycle game. He isn't the absolute greatest at winning board battles but as soon as he gets the puck, he makes a very beneficial pass to someone to open up a lane
Does "recent seasons" include the one before last where he scored 104 points in a season where no one else managed even 90?
Aerchon
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Nurse has certainly trying to do too much in this young stars tourney and da bears game.
But he was not doing too much of that in the playoffs and almost none in the WJC. I think he was just fooling around in these means nothing games. Think he will drop most of that come training camp/preseason.
But he was not doing too much of that in the playoffs and almost none in the WJC. I think he was just fooling around in these means nothing games. Think he will drop most of that come training camp/preseason.
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Not picking on your post, but just building on it a bit.
People keep mentioning the "bigger Kane" thing with McDavid.
I think most people are underestimating what a "bigger Kane" actually is.
5'10" Kane scores PPG playing primarily a perimeter game and in a less influential position than C.
McDavid will be scary once he figures out the NHL game (which won't take long).
McJadeddog
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oh i agree... i'm one of the guys that uses the "bigger kane" comparison a lot, but in no way whatsoever do i mean that as an insult on mcdavid... i'll take a "bigger kane that plays C" every day of the week thanks
