Del Preston
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Kassian can skate with McDavid.I still don't see anything that Kassian adds to that top line. His production is roughly equal with or without McDavid. He's playing well, but why not spread the wealth out and have him play on the 3rd line and bring up Currie/Gagner to McDavids wing and hope McDavid can improve their play?
he works well with mcdavid becasue he does the dirty work and wins puck battles and let's mcdavid do his magic.I still don't see anything that Kassian adds to that top line. His production is roughly equal with or without McDavid. He's playing well, but why not spread the wealth out and have him play on the 3rd line and bring up Currie/Gagner to McDavids wing and hope McDavid can improve their play?
he works well with mcdavid becasue he does the dirty work and wins puck battles and let's mcdavid do his magic.
Have to agree to disagree on that one, but i noticed a number of times where he goes hard on the forecheck , separates the man and the puck, and creates turnovers and havoc. Hes obviously nowhere as skilled as those two but given our roster situation he's the best fit on that line i think.I haven't noticed much of that at all. He fumbles short passes and loses puck battles just as often as anyone else on this team. It's not a coincidence his scoring rate is about 1/3 of McDavid's and Draisaitl's even though they're on the same line for 16-18 minutes a game.
"Don't you EVER play Lady of Spain again!!"
Beating a dead horse here but it’s amazing how much he gets wrong every game. From players names to anecdotes to what he thinks he’s seeing in a game, even to who is doing colour some nights. The guy is a complete mess.That Chiasson shot had me laughing out loud and Quinn saying that it stung Khudobin, wut?. Time to retire Kevin. He's more senile than Bob Cole.
he works well with mcdavid becasue he does the dirty work and wins puck battles and let's mcdavid do his magic.
Was fun to see McDavid flying out there with Leon.
Not so much fun to see our 2nd through 4th lines and D do zilch again offensively for the 60th game out of 77.
And I am going for crepes tomorrow morning to a restaurant down the street called Taste Of Belgium. I heard they have Koskinens game photos up with his crepe skillet in hand. Can’t wait.
I still don't see anything that Kassian adds to that top line. His production is roughly equal with or without McDavid. He's playing well, but why not spread the wealth out and have him play on the 3rd line and bring up Currie/Gagner to McDavids wing and hope McDavid can improve their play?
So? He’s looked the best on that line in the new year. A 2 million player that can play well enough on the top line. What are you complaining about?I haven't noticed much of that at all. He fumbles short passes and loses puck battles just as often as anyone else on this team. It's not a coincidence his scoring rate is about 1/3 of McDavid's and Draisaitl's even though they're on the same line for 16-18 minutes a game.
Probably stung his brain trying to figure out what just happenedThat Chiasson shot had me laughing out loud and Quinn saying that it stung Khudobin, wut?. Time to retire Kevin. He's more senile than Bob Cole.
I think Heiskanen is going to be a very special d-man. I do wonder how hard PHI and NJ looked at him at the draft.Jesus Christ the supporting cast of ours. See that goal dallas’s D Heiskanen scored? Not one of our D can make a shot like that. Instead we got Sekera missing wide in OT and hitting shins all night. Heck I don’t even think our wingers could place a shot like Heiskanen did tonight. The Oilers offensively inept D core is the reason why a team like Dallas is a playoff team and why we are not. Chia had 4 years to find one good shooter on this team and found nothing.
Don’t know why this game hurts so much, maybe cause going into the 2nd it seemed like a guaranteed win with McDrai flying and Dallas on fumes. Then the Oilers Oiler’d and became the untalented hacks that they are.
Generally speaking NHL coaches try find pairs that work together and then tinker with that 3rd guy. We've now found a guy that doesn't hurt that line and actually adds to the line.He creates space and forechecks, in hard on the puck and has shown an ability to convert. He also has the wheels to keep up something neither Currie or Gagner have.
It’s not about spreading wealth, it’s abot finding tbe right fit. You cannot argue with the results thus far.