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Adam wrote on Tue, 04 December 2018 11:58

jds308 wrote on Tue, 04 December 2018 11:05

Kr55 wrote on Tue, 04 December 2018 08:36

No doubt it's gonna be near impossible to score with McDavid out of this lineup, but gotta give Drai a bit of credit. He had a good game.

Corsi stats were 26-9 in Drai's favour when he was out there, shots on goal 10-3. Helped create our one goal, was out for none against. He did his job, and handled playing with a mish-mash of wingers all night pretty well. Hitch took this as a chance to see Drai on his own line and was trying to find some chemistry. Might be time again to put Drai on the 2nd line when McDavid is back, they are getting way too cute playing together again.


Leon can drive a line, but where the hell has Nuge gone? Remember this used to be our #1 center? He does a lot of good things, but driving offence does not seem to be in his tool box anymore. "Paging RNH... We could really use some of that first overall pedigree right now!"


Did you see the winger group from last night? There wasn't a lot of help for #29 and #93...


I just find it odd that aside from McDavid everyone else on the team tends to take a turn getting ripped by the media/fans at one point or another... Even Leon (who's on pace for 90 pts). But Nuge also seems to be exempt from criticism, why? He's supposed to be a top 6 center, and I think on most teams he would be, but the guys ability to create offence has disappeared unless he's on 97's wing! Taylor Hall wasn't wasn't on his junior team, and he was driving offence. How is it that it's now ok for him to just play a solid defensive game and that's good enough? I think it's time for baby Nuge to man up, and take charge with or without McDavid. I think he's got more offence to give, but has settled into a roll where the pressure and expectations tend to fall on 97 & 29, leaving him somewhat "safe".



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