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Re: Pregame: Washington @ Edmonton (Game #11) [message #745486 is a reply to message #745483 ]	Thu, 24 October 2019 11:51

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RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 24 October 2019 11:30

Goose wrote on Thu, 24 October 2019 11:13

RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 24 October 2019 09:59

Oilers lines for tonight:
Draisaitl- McDavid - Kassian
Neal - Nuge - Chiasson
Khaira- Sheahan- Archibald
P.Russell - Granlund - Gagner

Jurco is out which is fine because he hasn't done much. But I wonder how much longer Khaira stays in. At some point, doesn't he need to do something? Every coach seems to have a player who they decide they like and are willing to die on a hill for.

I think Mac T had Pederson.
McLellen had Letestu.
Maybe Tippett has Khaira. Even Lowetide is bullish on Khaira. I just don't see it. Second year in a row the guy looks like he doesn't have a pulse on the ice.

In all fairness to RNH this year, he's had to drag Chiasson around for a good portion of the season. The holes in the bottom 6 are obvious, but it's not like the top 6 doesn't also have some significant depth issues.

If I am not mistaken, this going to be only the 3rd game this year that Chiasson was on his line and last game Chiasson was on it for maybe 1/3 of the game?

Chiasson did score 22 goals last year. I know that was an outlier season for him and I don't think he will ever achieve that again but he still did it. On his other wing, he has a 10 time 20+ goal guy who up until recently was #1 in goals for the NHL this season. I think they need an upgrade on Chiasson but at the same time he's a decent NHLer and I don't know if you are going to get much better on your other wing than Neal. 10 straight 20 goal seasons is pretty freaking impressive. Even in the lock out season, he scored over 20. If the only way Nuge can put up good numbers is have a proven, elite level player on this line, then it's probably never going to happen. There is only so much money to go around. All that talk about Hall coming back is great and all, I don't see it happening money wise. That would mean you have McDavid, Leon, Hall on your team making over 30 mill. I think we are going to see how having all that money tied up in 3 guys will blow up in their face in T.O.

In my opinion, if Nuge can't produce with Neal on his wing, maybe it's time to stop blaming who Nuge plays with and start looking at Nuge because as I said, I am not sure you get a much better winger other than an extremely expensive superstar. Neal is a proven pure shooter who excels playing his off wing with a left handed center. What else does Nuge want?

Neal hasn't done a lot at even strength so far, and neither Neal nor Chiasson is a great puck distributor, so they aren't giving Nuge a lot to work with. That whole second line has to be a lot better.

For Nuge, one of the biggest differences is shot rate. He's way down year over year. He needs more shots than he's taking - and he needs shots at even strength.

They have a bit of a disadvantage, in that McDavid & Draisaitl get the bulk of O-Zone starts, while they're doing more heavy lifting and have to push the play by a couple zones many times, but they still need to be better there.

I don't think it's the time for "I used to be a real Nuge booster, but..." speeches yet though. He has SOME offence, which is better than can be said for the bottom six. I do think his wings could use a real upgrade.

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