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 Adam
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Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
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| RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 October 2019 10:26 |
| Adam wrote on Fri, 18 October 2019 10:18 |
| RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 18 October 2019 09:17 |
| inverno76 wrote on Thu, 17 October 2019 22:07 |
| CrudeRemarks wrote on Thu, 17 October 2019 20:46 |
| WhoreableGuy wrote on Thu, 17 October 2019 19:22 |
I've always had this thinking of players now needing to lean out and drop pounds in the new NHL. I even remember asking Gregor about this on ON in the comments section of an article about nutrition many years back and him answering about a balance of gaining weight and keeping your same quickness which I think is very tough to do. I felt that the Oilers stars like Hall and Eberle were less effective at their game as the seasons went on because they were putting on too much mass.
You watch Hall and Eberle's first NHL game and how quick and shifty they were, Eberle looks like a twig but there's no way he would pull off a goal like that a couple seasons later when he was a lot bulkier.
I see how players like Gaudreau didn't bulk up at all, why was there any reason to do so? The game is about speed and if you're easier to knock off your feet that's probably a better chance at a penalty. His teammate Sam Bennett's game from junior is totally ruined, he couldn't do a single chin up at the Draft Combine and since then he's put on a lot of muscle. Now he's not quick, he's a shade of his former self. Look at his highlights from Kingston he was a much quicker player.
This season I think there are so many players that just dropped weight instead of muscling up, working on their speed. Matthews looks a lot leaner, obviously Neal dropped a good 20 lbs. I think in the next few seasons we see more NHL'ers come into camp lighter rather than adding muscle.
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Interesting theory. I’d guess the truth is somewhere in the middle. Training properly to increase strength without sacrificing mobility. I know Luongo and Tom Brady both extended their careers because they would stretch for hours prior to a game. Probably some benefits for people in their prime years as well.
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Lucic got an assist tonight and was in the vicinity of another goal. Bulkiness still is a thing.
In truth, I’m a believer in overall fitness. Specific weight training is archaic. Specifically Lucic as an example. He looked even worse than previous years. If possible he’s lost a step.
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I fully expect Lucic to get 5-7 goals and have around 20 pts for the Flames.
I find myself watching a little more Flames hockey just because I like hearing the Flames broadcasters trying to justify Lucic's existence. They laughed at the Oilers when Oilers media did it. I watched part of the Flames game. I saw the play on his assist. He came "flying" into the corner and it was going to be a tie for who got the puck. The chicken ___ Wings defender basically stopped skating because Lucic might have had to touch him, gave him the puck and he was able to put it out front. It was a pathetic play by that Wings dman and not a play that will happen a lot. If I was the Wings coach, I would be zipping a strip off that dman. That can't happen.
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I still don't think Lucic clears 5 goals this year. Maybe 15 points, 20 if lucky.
The way it's gone so far, he's going to have less points than Neal has goals, and maybe less shots too. And by the end of the year, most Flames fans will hate that he's on their team.
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You could be right, maybe I was too generous for Lucic. I have went to Flamesnation a few times just to read some things and some of the fans are sure holding on to that 3rd round pick as a justification. "It's a deep draft". I will take a legit, real NHLer who will probably score 20 goals this year over a 3rd round draft pick who could easily never play in the league or take 5 years to get there to get rid of Lucic. It's rather comical what Flames media and fans are saying.
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To be fair, with the Oilers luck, that third round pick is probably the next Johnny Gaudreau...
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