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 mazankowski
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Registered: June 2006
Location: Kelowna BC
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| RDOilerfan wrote on Wed, 19 June 2019 11:15 |
I am a little disappointed that with a new GM and hockey ops staff in place plus a new coach that JP wouldn't be willing to give it 1 more year. I get he would be unhappy with how things have gone but a lot of the people in the organization who would have handled him are gone. The new GM is known to be patient and about developing young players. I I thought maybe he would sign a 1 year deal. If it doesn't go well, leave. The Oilers didn't handle JP properly but I also think that JP needs to shoulders some blame as well. To me, the fact he isn't willing to wait and see with the new coach and GM tells me he's still not shouldering any blame.
It's unfortunate. I still believe though in hindsight, he shouldn't have been the #4 overall. He's not good enough to warrant that selection.
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Which is what scares me about these USNDP players in the top 10, playing with other high end players in their draft years.
As for JP, the spot was there for the taking and if the injury impacted his ability, well the same could be said about Yamamoto, but you don't see him demanding a trade.
If he wants somewhere with more opportunity, then by all means, but this is a team desperate for wingers. If you can't make it work here, then it's difficult to imagine him making it somewhere else. There were glimpses of his potential during the pre-season last year, but he never took the ball and ran with it. I don't see him ever being a fit on McDavid's RW as he doesn't posess the IQ to get into open spots for looks from Connor. Maybe flanking on a line with RNH or LD, but again, if those guys are on the ice, you better be able to be great off the rush, be dominant in board play below the dots, and you need to go to the net. Haven't seen those things from JP yet and who knows if we ever will.
I am an avid proponent for taking North Americans with top tier 1st round picks, especially if the player is playing outside of NA in their draft year. It's a total crap shoot as to whether they will be able to translate it over to the NHL immediately or at all.
If you can deal JP at the draft, you do it. I don't think taking a chance on a guy like Gauthier solves any problems and we still lose on the upside. However, the problem now becomes that we have a player wanting out, coming off surgery, and terrible year = zero value.
[Updated on: Wed, 19 June 2019 12:38]
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