Tobias Kahun
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Working with the oilers skating coach doesn’t require them to be called up with the oilers.Marody had a bad year but he could just as easily turn it around next season, many times guys are all over the map developmentally and some cases it’s the darkest before the dawn so to speak. Sometimes having a bad year, especially when you’re a younger guy running out of time to prove yourself, forces you over that hump.
Both Benson and Marody need work in areas of their skating, the catch 22 is they need to be with the Oilers to get the regular skating instruction from Pelletier that will improve their skating, but to make the team they need to show more then they have. Benson just turned 22 he’s still young, not to mention had a few years derailed by injuries, as well he’s an incredibly smart, adaptable player. His skating doesn’t need to improve by leaps and bounds. Even small improvements will go a long way for a player like him who has other abilities to counteract average skating.
I wouldn’t talk in certainties like “Benson ain’t young anymore, his skating ain’t improving” it’s simply not a fact and many times those type of statements come back to make us look foolish, but I’m sure you know that already.
draisaitls biggest improvement to skating was in the off season.
if cyclone is saying benson ain’t improving his skating, I would place a bet that he improves his skating this off season.