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On Jared McCann- to make some proclamation that there& #39;s not enough evidence to say he& #39;ll be a good 3C is a bit off. Frankly, I don& #39;t think anyone- GMJR, HCMS, or McCann himself know what his best position is.
He hasn& #39;t got a full run in any one position since he got here (1/?)
He hasn& #39;t got a full run in any one position since he got here (1/?)
The longest stretch at 3C this year came in the first month and a half of the season, which I talked about here: https://thesportsdaily.com/2019/11/19/jared-mccanns-impressive-start-p1b1/
He">https://thesportsdaily.com/2019/11/1... was *awesome*. I would argue that sample size should outweigh the 3 playoff games, but that& #39;s a different story for a different day (2/?)
He">https://thesportsdaily.com/2019/11/1... was *awesome*. I would argue that sample size should outweigh the 3 playoff games, but that& #39;s a different story for a different day (2/?)
At 5v5 this year, he saw 83+ and 81+ minutes with Hornqvist/Kahun and Hornqvist/Simon, respectively.
He saw 78+ with Malkin/Rust and 73+ with Crosby/Simon (3/?)
He saw 78+ with Malkin/Rust and 73+ with Crosby/Simon (3/?)
For a younger guy like him, even if he has been in the league for 5 season, you almost need to play him consistently in one position, even if he is a Swiss Army Knife. Playing him on 3 different lines in 2 different positions with 9 different players isn& #39;t helpful (4/?)
Consider:
3C w/ Kahun/Hornqvist - 60.26% xGF share
3C w/ Simon/Hornqvist - 53.65% xGF share
2LW w/ Rust/Malkin - 60.44% xGF share
1LW w/ Simon/Crosby - 47.41% xGF
Small samples and whatnot, there& #39;s a case to be made that he was better at C than LW (5/?) https://twitter.com/G_Off817/status/1293541957071966208">https://twitter.com/G_Off817/...
3C w/ Kahun/Hornqvist - 60.26% xGF share
3C w/ Simon/Hornqvist - 53.65% xGF share
2LW w/ Rust/Malkin - 60.44% xGF share
1LW w/ Simon/Crosby - 47.41% xGF
Small samples and whatnot, there& #39;s a case to be made that he was better at C than LW (5/?) https://twitter.com/G_Off817/status/1293541957071966208">https://twitter.com/G_Off817/...
Instead of acting on 3 games, maybe give him a bridge deal, then just play him at C for a full year. You don& #39;t need him at LW with Guentzel and Zucker now. Let him learn. Let him go through the growing pains. But stick with him at C and see what you have before ejecting (6/?)
The other option is giving up on yet another what looks like a really good, young player and watching him go thrive somewhere else. Personally, I prefer option 1 (7/7)
