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K.McC#24 Messages: 2827
Registered: March 2004
Location: ALBERTA
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RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 01 March 2022 10:15 |
g2k wrote on Tue, 01 March 2022 09:29 |
RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 28 February 2022 15:33 |
NetBOG wrote on Mon, 28 February 2022 15:23 |
RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 28 February 2022 15:19 |
Starting to get pretty thin at forward. They are down Nuge, JP and Kassian, all guys with injuries, all of whom would be in your top 12. Yamo is day to day. Pretty tough to replace 4 guys.
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You'd think now was the time for Holloway just to get some skill in the lineup.
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He might not be far away but at the same time he hasn't played a lot of games in over a year so asking him to step into the NHL might be a tall order.
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I agree, I wouldn't rush him in and plant pressure on him. He just hasn't played enough hockey at a critical period of his development.
I like how Gregor states he shouldn't be rushed, but keeps predicting rough dates when he "could" possibly get recalled, only to keep pushing it back. I believe late March was his latest. How about Fall of 2022? Or am I just crazy?
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In my opinion, rushing a player means you put him into the NHL right after he gets drafted with zero or next to zero pro experience. They did that a ton in the past, most recently was JP where he was already marked in pen to make that team before he even did his first practice.
With Holloway, they send him right down to Bakersfield when he was recovered. He's played 16 games and has 10 pts which is pretty darn good considering he never played any pro hockey and didn't play hockey for 3/4 of a year while he recovered. If he continues to play really well at the AHL level, I wouldn't call that rushing him. I do think bringing in Kane helped slow down his recall which is a good thing.
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Well, we're seeing that league wide where guys on ELC are getting looks to see if they can contribute at that price point over vets at higher contracts. Its been happening for awhile. If you're a team that's got some high end salaries, you're #1 D's is going up 80% or whatever in the next season, you have to re-sign 2 top 6 wingers and you have to spend on a competent and consistent 1G. With their injuries, they're lucky to have signed Kane. I think the pressure to play prospects on ELC just to get value under the cap will continue for the Oilers and league wide. Probably not always the best in terms of their development, though.
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