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To be clear, I& #39;m not saying McDavid or Draisaitl should be immune from criticism. Not at all.
I railed about 29& #39;s Dzone flyby& #39;s on Stauffer& #39;s show on Monday.
There& #39;s nothing wrong with the "5 foot view" to analyze who made mistakes on individual plays (1/
I railed about 29& #39;s Dzone flyby& #39;s on Stauffer& #39;s show on Monday.
There& #39;s nothing wrong with the "5 foot view" to analyze who made mistakes on individual plays (1/
My issue is that if the conclusion is then "and EDM won& #39;t win until these guys learn to do this" or "and EDM won& #39;t win until they have their Yzerman moment", that& #39;s where my issue lies.
You can& #39;t focus on individual plays without also referencing the "50 ft view" (2/
You can& #39;t focus on individual plays without also referencing the "50 ft view" (2/
Will it help if 97 and 29 get better without the puck? No question, but you can& #39;t forget where the team is with them today as they are.
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Here are all the 5v5 goals scored for and against EDM this year. Separated into "McDavid On", "Draisaitl On", and "neither On" (4/
For the 14th year in the row, the depth on the Oilers is not good and gives away a lot (if not most/all) of what the top players produce. (2016/17 excepted)
It would be better if 97 & 29& #39;s GF% was in the high 50& #39;s, but a lot of that is on goaltending as well. (5/
It would be better if 97 & 29& #39;s GF% was in the high 50& #39;s, but a lot of that is on goaltending as well. (5/
McDavid got to the 60& #39;s (!) in 16/17, and the bottom 6 didn& #39;t give it all away.
Is it coincidence that was the year the Dcrops was healthy, Sekera was still here and Talbot had a great year?
No sir/ma& #39;am it is not a coincidence. (6/
Is it coincidence that was the year the Dcrops was healthy, Sekera was still here and Talbot had a great year?
No sir/ma& #39;am it is not a coincidence. (6/
So did 97 and 29 "know how to win" then? Were they little Stevie Yzermans all over the ice?
No, they had a Dcorps playing well behind them, Letestu and Kassian carrying the bottom 6 and Talbot having a great year. (7/
No, they had a Dcorps playing well behind them, Letestu and Kassian carrying the bottom 6 and Talbot having a great year. (7/
It takes a team to win hockey games and every reporter mentions that "depth wins" during the playoffs hundreds of times.
I guess that& #39;s unless the team shits the bed, gets some back bounces and gets bad goaltending, then you can only blame the best players apparently. (8/8)
I guess that& #39;s unless the team shits the bed, gets some back bounces and gets bad goaltending, then you can only blame the best players apparently. (8/8)
