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https://oilersnation.com/2021/11/30/cody-ceci-has-been-place d-in-covid-protocol-markus-niemelainen-recalled-from-ahl-bak ersfield/

This is not good. Ceci in protocol, today's practice cancelled. Getting thinner with the Bakersfield call ups.

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I hope it's some kind of false positive. JP had one last year.

The hockey gods are really piling on the Oilers. Taking away 4 of your 6 best dman all at once is pretty tough.



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RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:20

I hope it's some kind of false positive. JP had one last year.

The hockey gods are really piling on the Oilers. Taking away 4 of your 6 best dman all at once is pretty tough.


Four of the best seven...Keith and Koekkoek are worse than Broberg...

Still, not good. The team's been flattened by injuries.



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Markus Niemelainen has been recalled from Bakersfield. Been seeing some good reports about him.



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GabbyDugan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 10:23

Markus Niemelainen has been recalled from Bakersfield. Been seeing some good reports about him.


Left shot defenceman - so we're down to just two right shots now. Is Russell switching sides?

It's actually a little funny that Dave Tippett likely has to field a defence corps with Bouchard, Broberg, Lagesson and Niemelainen in it. And Russell and Barrie aren't exactly who you'd pick if you were choosing someone to babysit this crew!

And just in time to play Sidney Crosby too...Here's hoping McDavid and Draisaitl come to play tomorrow!



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Adam wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:58

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:20

I hope it's some kind of false positive. JP had one last year.

The hockey gods are really piling on the Oilers. Taking away 4 of your 6 best dman all at once is pretty tough.


Four of the best seven...Keith and Koekkoek are worse than Broberg...




icon_rolleyes I knew a comment like this was coming.

15-5 in the first 20 but still tearing them down. Whatever gets you off I guess.



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RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 10:56

Adam wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:58

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:20

I hope it's some kind of false positive. JP had one last year.

The hockey gods are really piling on the Oilers. Taking away 4 of your 6 best dman all at once is pretty tough.


Four of the best seven...Keith and Koekkoek are worse than Broberg...




icon_rolleyes I knew a comment like this was coming.

15-5 in the first 20 but still tearing them down. Whatever gets you off I guess.


This isn't tearing them down, it's just an accurate assessment of what they actually bring. I've seen a fair bit from Broberg to be happy about in the first few games.

You should be hoping that continues and he does move way up the depth chart so that people stop mentioning Zegras and others we could have had...



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Adam wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 12:22

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 10:56

Adam wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:58

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:20

I hope it's some kind of false positive. JP had one last year.

The hockey gods are really piling on the Oilers. Taking away 4 of your 6 best dman all at once is pretty tough.


Four of the best seven...Keith and Koekkoek are worse than Broberg...




icon_rolleyes I knew a comment like this was coming.

15-5 in the first 20 but still tearing them down. Whatever gets you off I guess.


This isn't tearing them down, it's just an accurate assessment of what they actually bring. I've seen a fair bit from Broberg to be happy about in the first few games.

You should be hoping that continues and he does move way up the depth chart so that people stop mentioning Zegras and others we could have had...


I don't take much stock in what the arm chair GM's sitting at their computers say. At just over 20 being 6'3, 199 so he hasn't even finished filling out yet so he will probably end up being 210 in a year or 2. I'll take a big, skates like the wind, puck moving, at minimum 20 min a night dman who will probably impact all aspects of your teams game over an undersized maybe 60 pt forward if you are lucky any day.

My hope for Broberg was in a year from now, he'd be on the team full time, knocking Koekkoek down to the 7th and at some point take over the second pairing job from Keith as he finishes his contract. If Broberg can do that earlier, all the better.

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RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 12:55

Adam wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 12:22

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 10:56

Adam wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:58

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:20

I hope it's some kind of false positive. JP had one last year.

The hockey gods are really piling on the Oilers. Taking away 4 of your 6 best dman all at once is pretty tough.


Four of the best seven...Keith and Koekkoek are worse than Broberg...




icon_rolleyes I knew a comment like this was coming.

15-5 in the first 20 but still tearing them down. Whatever gets you off I guess.


This isn't tearing them down, it's just an accurate assessment of what they actually bring. I've seen a fair bit from Broberg to be happy about in the first few games.

You should be hoping that continues and he does move way up the depth chart so that people stop mentioning Zegras and others we could have had...


I don't take much stock in what the arm chair GM's sitting at their computers say. At just over 20 being 6'3, 199 so he hasn't even finished filling out yet so he will probably end up being 210 in a year or 2. I'll take a big, skates like the wind, puck moving, at minimum 20 min a night dman who will probably impact all aspects of your teams game over an undersized maybe 60 pt forward if you are lucky any day.

My hope for Broberg was in a year from now, he'd be on the team full time, knocking Koekkoek down to the 7th and at some point take over the second pairing job from Keith as he finishes his contract. If Broberg can do that earlier, all the better.



Are we not all armchair GM's? You just GM'd the crap out of that Zegras analysis. Take a breath good sir. We are all the same. Some of us just have thicker skin.

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inverno76 wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 13:22

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 12:55

Adam wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 12:22

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 10:56

Adam wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:58

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:20

I hope it's some kind of false positive. JP had one last year.

The hockey gods are really piling on the Oilers. Taking away 4 of your 6 best dman all at once is pretty tough.


Four of the best seven...Keith and Koekkoek are worse than Broberg...




icon_rolleyes I knew a comment like this was coming.

15-5 in the first 20 but still tearing them down. Whatever gets you off I guess.


This isn't tearing them down, it's just an accurate assessment of what they actually bring. I've seen a fair bit from Broberg to be happy about in the first few games.

You should be hoping that continues and he does move way up the depth chart so that people stop mentioning Zegras and others we could have had...


I don't take much stock in what the arm chair GM's sitting at their computers say. At just over 20 being 6'3, 199 so he hasn't even finished filling out yet so he will probably end up being 210 in a year or 2. I'll take a big, skates like the wind, puck moving, at minimum 20 min a night dman who will probably impact all aspects of your teams game over an undersized maybe 60 pt forward if you are lucky any day.

My hope for Broberg was in a year from now, he'd be on the team full time, knocking Koekkoek down to the 7th and at some point take over the second pairing job from Keith as he finishes his contract. If Broberg can do that earlier, all the better.



Are we not all armchair GM's? You just GM'd the crap out of that Zegras analysis. Take a breath good sir. We are all the same. Some of us just have thicker skin.

How did I GM the crap out of Zegras?

He's 6'0, 173 lbs at 20. So he's not tall and as he fills out, what will he top in at 185? So he's not big nor will he be.

I could have missed it but I don't remember anyone talking about Zegras as a generational talent. The scouting reports I have found listed him as the potential to be an "elite 2 way forward. So what's decent production for a top 6 player? 50-60 pts like I said. He wasn't as hyped like Eichel was. Eichel coming out of college was considered elite. I looked up his stats and Eichel had 71 pts. Zegras's year he had 36. When health Eichel is a point per game player, maybe around 90.

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RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 15:07

inverno76 wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 13:22

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 12:55

Adam wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 12:22

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 10:56

Adam wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:58

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:20

I hope it's some kind of false positive. JP had one last year.

The hockey gods are really piling on the Oilers. Taking away 4 of your 6 best dman all at once is pretty tough.


Four of the best seven...Keith and Koekkoek are worse than Broberg...




icon_rolleyes I knew a comment like this was coming.

15-5 in the first 20 but still tearing them down. Whatever gets you off I guess.


This isn't tearing them down, it's just an accurate assessment of what they actually bring. I've seen a fair bit from Broberg to be happy about in the first few games.

You should be hoping that continues and he does move way up the depth chart so that people stop mentioning Zegras and others we could have had...


I don't take much stock in what the arm chair GM's sitting at their computers say. At just over 20 being 6'3, 199 so he hasn't even finished filling out yet so he will probably end up being 210 in a year or 2. I'll take a big, skates like the wind, puck moving, at minimum 20 min a night dman who will probably impact all aspects of your teams game over an undersized maybe 60 pt forward if you are lucky any day.

My hope for Broberg was in a year from now, he'd be on the team full time, knocking Koekkoek down to the 7th and at some point take over the second pairing job from Keith as he finishes his contract. If Broberg can do that earlier, all the better.



Are we not all armchair GM's? You just GM'd the crap out of that Zegras analysis. Take a breath good sir. We are all the same. Some of us just have thicker skin.

How did I GM the crap out of Zegras?

He's 6'0, 173 lbs at 20. So he's not tall and as he fills out, what will he top in at 185? So he's not big nor will he be.

I could have missed it but I don't remember anyone talking about Zegras as a generational talent. The scouting reports I have found listed him as the potential to be an "elite 2 way forward. So what's decent production for a top 6 player? 50-60 pts like I said. He wasn't as hyped like Eichel was. Eichel coming out of college was considered elite. I looked up his stats and Eichel had 71 pts. Zegras's year he had 36. When health Eichel is a point per game player, maybe around 90.


Sorry. My bad. I mistook this dissection of Zegras/Broberg and loosely commenting on scouting reports as something an armchair would do. Carry on.



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RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:56

Adam wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:58

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:20

I hope it's some kind of false positive. JP had one last year.

The hockey gods are really piling on the Oilers. Taking away 4 of your 6 best dman all at once is pretty tough.


Four of the best seven...Keith and Koekkoek are worse than Broberg...




icon_rolleyes I knew a comment like this was coming.

15-5 in the first 20 but still tearing them down. Whatever gets you off I guess.


And 2-0 without them. How many wins do you think Keith is responsible for as an Oiler?



Oilers Goal Differential
17/18: 234 GF / 263 GA (-29)
18/19: 232 GF / 274 GA (-42)
19/20 (82 game pace): 257 GF / 254 GA (+3) in 64 games
2021 (82 game pace):269 GF / 235 GA (+34) after 38 games

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Goose wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 15:18

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:56

Adam wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:58

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:20

I hope it's some kind of false positive. JP had one last year.

The hockey gods are really piling on the Oilers. Taking away 4 of your 6 best dman all at once is pretty tough.


Four of the best seven...Keith and Koekkoek are worse than Broberg...




icon_rolleyes I knew a comment like this was coming.

15-5 in the first 20 but still tearing them down. Whatever gets you off I guess.


And 2-0 without them. How many wins do you think Keith is responsible for as an Oiler?

How am I supposed to figure that out in all seriousness? He's not being asked to QB the PP or play 30 mins a night or anchor the Oilers defense. He's been asked to play second pairing mins. Which he's done reasonably well. The Oilers ran one of Lagesson, Russell or Jones as their second pairing dman last year. In my opinion, he's an upgrade on all of them.

Just my opinion but I don't think a team goes 13-5 if your second pairing left shot dman is horrible.



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RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 14:28

Goose wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 15:18

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:56

Adam wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:58

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:20

I hope it's some kind of false positive. JP had one last year.

The hockey gods are really piling on the Oilers. Taking away 4 of your 6 best dman all at once is pretty tough.


Four of the best seven...Keith and Koekkoek are worse than Broberg...




icon_rolleyes I knew a comment like this was coming.

15-5 in the first 20 but still tearing them down. Whatever gets you off I guess.


And 2-0 without them. How many wins do you think Keith is responsible for as an Oiler?

How am I supposed to figure that out in all seriousness? He's not being asked to QB the PP or play 30 mins a night or anchor the Oilers defense. He's been asked to play second pairing mins. Which he's done reasonably well. The Oilers ran one of Lagesson, Russell or Jones as their second pairing dman last year. In my opinion, he's an upgrade on all of them.

Just my opinion but I don't think a team goes 13-5 if your second pairing left shot dman is horrible.


We'll agree to disagree there then. I don't think he's done reasonably well at all, and I think a team can definitely go 13-5 if their 2nd pairing defenceman is horrible when their PP is operating at nearly 50% and they have one of the best PK's in the league.

ETA: but my point is really, if you're going to use the team record to show Keith's value, the Oilers are undefeated without him.

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19/20 (82 game pace): 257 GF / 254 GA (+3) in 64 games
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Goose wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 15:38

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 14:28

Goose wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 15:18

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:56

Adam wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:58

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:20

I hope it's some kind of false positive. JP had one last year.

The hockey gods are really piling on the Oilers. Taking away 4 of your 6 best dman all at once is pretty tough.


Four of the best seven...Keith and Koekkoek are worse than Broberg...




icon_rolleyes I knew a comment like this was coming.

15-5 in the first 20 but still tearing them down. Whatever gets you off I guess.


And 2-0 without them. How many wins do you think Keith is responsible for as an Oiler?

How am I supposed to figure that out in all seriousness? He's not being asked to QB the PP or play 30 mins a night or anchor the Oilers defense. He's been asked to play second pairing mins. Which he's done reasonably well. The Oilers ran one of Lagesson, Russell or Jones as their second pairing dman last year. In my opinion, he's an upgrade on all of them.

Just my opinion but I don't think a team goes 13-5 if your second pairing left shot dman is horrible.


We'll agree to disagree there then. I don't think he's done reasonably well at all, and I think a team can definitely go 13-5 if their 2nd pairing defenceman is horrible when their PP is operating at nearly 50% and they have one of the best PK's in the league.

ETA: but my point is really, if you're going to use the team record to show Keith's value, the Oilers are undefeated without him.


I wasn't using the Oilers record as the only measuring stick for his value. All I said was when a team is 13-5, in my opinion it would be difficult to have that record if your second pairing, left shot dman plays horrible every game. The Oilers have a top 5 PK which he plays on. You are already down a man on the PK. if your one dman is a horrible player, in my opinion it would be difficult to have a good PK with Keith was a horrible player.

In my opinion, I think the expectations of some differ from mine. I knew they weren't getting the Keith of 6 yrs ago. I was hoping they were getting a vet, left shot dman who could give them reasonable send pairing mins, play some PK, move the puck a little and bring some vet experience. So far I think he's done that. Has it been perfection? No but I don't think expecting perfection is a realistic ask.



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So Ceci goes into protocols as does the whole of the Condors and they are having at least one game cancelled tomorrow. Will Niemelainen even get near playing as it wouldn't be a shock to see him go into protocols as well following the Condor's move.


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RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 14:51

Goose wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 15:38

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 14:28

Goose wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 15:18

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:56

Adam wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:58

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 09:20

I hope it's some kind of false positive. JP had one last year.

The hockey gods are really piling on the Oilers. Taking away 4 of your 6 best dman all at once is pretty tough.


Four of the best seven...Keith and Koekkoek are worse than Broberg...




icon_rolleyes I knew a comment like this was coming.

15-5 in the first 20 but still tearing them down. Whatever gets you off I guess.


And 2-0 without them. How many wins do you think Keith is responsible for as an Oiler?

How am I supposed to figure that out in all seriousness? He's not being asked to QB the PP or play 30 mins a night or anchor the Oilers defense. He's been asked to play second pairing mins. Which he's done reasonably well. The Oilers ran one of Lagesson, Russell or Jones as their second pairing dman last year. In my opinion, he's an upgrade on all of them.

Just my opinion but I don't think a team goes 13-5 if your second pairing left shot dman is horrible.


We'll agree to disagree there then. I don't think he's done reasonably well at all, and I think a team can definitely go 13-5 if their 2nd pairing defenceman is horrible when their PP is operating at nearly 50% and they have one of the best PK's in the league.

ETA: but my point is really, if you're going to use the team record to show Keith's value, the Oilers are undefeated without him.


I wasn't using the Oilers record as the only measuring stick for his value. All I said was when a team is 13-5, in my opinion it would be difficult to have that record if your second pairing, left shot dman plays horrible every game. The Oilers have a top 5 PK which he plays on. You are already down a man on the PK. if your one dman is a horrible player, in my opinion it would be difficult to have a good PK with Keith was a horrible player.

In my opinion, I think the expectations of some differ from mine. I knew they weren't getting the Keith of 6 yrs ago. I was hoping they were getting a vet, left shot dman who could give them reasonable send pairing mins, play some PK, move the puck a little and bring some vet experience. So far I think he's done that. Has it been perfection? No but I don't think expecting perfection is a realistic ask.


lol, I definitely didn't come into this season expecting perfection from Keith. I also didn't say he was horrible, just that I disagree that he's done reasonably well. I don't think that he gives them good 2nd pair minutes and I don't think he's really contributed much overall to the team being 15-5 despite him playing 2 whole minutes a night on the PK . Given the cap that he eats up, that's not nearly good enough.



Oilers Goal Differential
17/18: 234 GF / 263 GA (-29)
18/19: 232 GF / 274 GA (-42)
19/20 (82 game pace): 257 GF / 254 GA (+3) in 64 games
2021 (82 game pace):269 GF / 235 GA (+34) after 38 games

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lol, I definitely didn't come into this season expecting perfection from Keith. I also didn't say he was horrible, just that I disagree that he's done reasonably well. I don't think that he gives them good 2nd pair minutes and I don't think he's really contributed much overall to the team being 15-5 despite him playing 2 whole minutes a night on the PK . Given the cap that he eats up, that's not nearly good enough.



Yeah, I think he's been objectively mediocre at best. He's -1 on a team that's famously gone 13-5 with him in the lineup. That's despite him getting a ton of time with McDavid - Tippett's clearly believed that the second pairing needs some help so he has not deployed the 5-man unit much this year.

Keith's regularly lost his man and been caught chasing, including for a lot of goals against.

For what it's worth, I think Ceci's not playing up to his contract either. To me, he's ideally a decent 3rd pairing defenceman, but he's elevated here because the coaching staff doesn't trust the highest paid RHD to play more than 3rd pairing minutes if not with Darnell Nurse.

I don't think either of those players have been a train wreck, but I also don't think they've been very good and I think the 5v5 struggles are at least in part because we haven't had a great showing from the defence to this point. Having everyone injured doesn't help but it's not that far a drop off when the guys you're replacing are ones like Keith and Koekkoek. I would really like Nurse back soon though...



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At this point it is almost comical how many defensemen are out.

Nurse
Ceci
Keith
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Smith probably counts for half as well. So I am saying we have 5.5 defensemen out right now.



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What a time for us fans, 15-5 in standings and without so many d men.. hat's off to the team.
Ceci has been a lot better than what I expected from reading all the comments.



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NCREDiBLE wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 10:37

What a time for us fans, 15-5 in standings and without so many d men.. hat's off to the team.
Ceci has been a lot better than what I expected from reading all the comments.



You are right Ceci has been awesome, that contract looks like great value at this point.

Keith has played great as well.

Both savvy additions.

Interested to see what Nemo will bring, 6'-6" d-man that apparently likes to hit, hope he doesn't go wandering off to make contact too many times. Manson doing a pretty good job down there. Woodcroft gets a lot of praise for his work in developing down in Bako, but don't forget Manson, most of our best prospects down there are D.



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Skookum Jim wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 16:54

NCREDiBLE wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 10:37

What a time for us fans, 15-5 in standings and without so many d men.. hat's off to the team.
Ceci has been a lot better than what I expected from reading all the comments.



You are right Ceci has been awesome, that contract looks like great value at this point.

Keith has played great as well.

Both savvy additions.

Interested to see what Nemo will bring, 6'-6" d-man that apparently likes to hit, hope he doesn't go wandering off to make contact too many times. Manson doing a pretty good job down there. Woodcroft gets a lot of praise for his work in developing down in Bako, but don't forget Manson, most of our best prospects down there are D.


Hopefully he doesn't have Covid - Leia commented somewhere that the Condors have to cancel a game?



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welcometotheOC wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 15:57


Hopefully he doesn't have Covid - Leia commented somewhere that the Condors have to cancel a game?


hmm.. he'll need to pass a pretty rigid CV test to get near the team, hope there is enough time between now and game time, can any forwards play D? :)
I expect Nemo's been getting regular cv tests in Bako, so the highest risk is what he might pick up during travel. fingers X'd

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Ouff. Getting down to the nitty gritty here aren’t we? Not feeling super great about tomorrow’s game.


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Skookum Jim wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 17:56

welcometotheOC wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 15:57


Interested to see what Nemo will bring, 6'-6" d-man that apparently likes to hit, hope he doesn't go wandering off to make contact too many times. Manson doing a pretty good job down there. Woodcroft gets a lot of praise for his work in developing down in Bako, but don't forget Manson, most of our best prospects down there are D.


Hopefully he doesn't have Covid - Leia commented somewhere that the Condors have to cancel a game?


hmm.. he'll need to pass a pretty rigid CV test to get near the team, hope there is enough time between now and game time, can any forwards play D? :)
I expect Nemo's been getting regular cv tests in Bako, so the highest risk is what he might pick up during travel. fingers X'd[/quote]

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Skookum Jim wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 16:54

NCREDiBLE wrote on Tue, 30 November 2021 10:37

What a time for us fans, 15-5 in standings and without so many d men.. hat's off to the team.
Ceci has been a lot better than what I expected from reading all the comments.



You are right Ceci has been awesome, that contract looks like great value at this point.

Keith has played great as well.

Both savvy additions.

Interested to see what Nemo will bring, 6'-6" d-man that apparently likes to hit, hope he doesn't go wandering off to make contact too many times. Manson doing a pretty good job down there. Woodcroft gets a lot of praise for his work in developing down in Bako, but don't forget Manson, most of our best prospects down there are D.

If Woodcroft and Manson are high on this guy, I am going to believe he can play. So far every dman that has come up has done well. Even Lagesson who I don't is a every day dman because I think he has limited skills has shown for short spurts, he can give you OK mins. I have heard that Nemo is a bit more of a older school banger who needs to work on his puck skills a little bit. But as long as he can move well, having a big physical dman in your 3rd pairing isn't a bad thing especially when the game goes to gladiator hockey in the playoffs. Hook him up with Nurse's skills coach in the summer and he will have him all fixed up.



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