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RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 09 April 2021 15:21

Kr55 wrote on Fri, 09 April 2021 15:17

RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 09 April 2021 14:59

I for one thought that while Turris wouldn't be a defensive specialist, at 31 with his experience, I thought he could be passable defensively and capable of putting up 3rd line numbers. It was a top 6 center for a long time and not even that long ago. I would think he'd be capable of 30 something points. He's only 31 so he should have game left but apparently not.


If we gave him a permanent top 6 spot and played Drai on his wing, or he was on Drai's wing and he got a good amount of PP time, he probably could have been on a 30+ point pace. There is no way he would get 30+ on the 3rd line with a good offensive player on his wing.

We were supposed to be filling a gaping hole on our 3rd line though. Tippett made it clear that's what he was hoping he had with Turris with how he used him early on. May have costed us some games trying to force that disaster.

Honestly not sure what this org thought they had with Turris. Tippett thought he had a 3C that could take on some defensive responsibilities and free up McDrai/Nuge. What was Holland thinking? Maybe the same.

You are right, he's most definitely not doing it this year. My comment was I thought given he used to be a decent top 6 guy and not that long ago, he would be capable of producing 30 pts in a 3rd line role. Other teams have 3rd line centers doing it without top unit PP time and elite wingers.


It would have been nice if he could do that for sure. His last few years though showed it was extremely unlikely. His Nashville time was full of getting good offensive ice time because of how poor their teams offensive top end has been. He got lots of chances and offensive zone starts to try to get things done, and produced pretty poorly considering the opportunity. And he's been a 1-dimensional player pretty much his whole career. I figured he would be a slightly faster Gagner which was almost on the mark. He's a slightly faster Gagner with 1/4 the passion.



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