 RDOilerfan
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Registered: January 2016
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| Oscargasm wrote on Wed, 13 January 2021 10:39 |
| Kr55 wrote on Wed, 13 January 2021 11:35 |
| Oscargasm wrote on Wed, 13 January 2021 10:29 |
Lines, per Shaugger at today’s skate;
RNH-McDavid-Kassian
Kahun-Draisaitl-Yamamoto
Archibald-Turris-Puljujarvi
Ennis-Khaira-Chiasson
Nurse-Bear
Jones-Larsson
Koekkoek-Barrie
Koskinen
Smith
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This year really rests on the backs of Bear and Jones. There is no escape. These kids need to be solid top 4 D all year long.
Really looking forward to seeing our PP with its first legit offensive RHD.
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There really is no escape from it. Koekkoek could perhaps slide up to the second pair and #KowboyKruss slides into the third pair but eeek. You know what. I believe. LFG!
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When it comes to the defense, I just think they need to be solid.
Last season I do not think Bear was spectacular, he was just solid. He didn't rack up a ton of points, he made plenty of mistakes but overall, he just played solid most games. So I don't see him falling back because he didn't set the bar that high to begin with. Jones needs to be like Bear was last year and just solid. I don't see why he can't and if anything he should be more prepared than Bear. Bear prior to being coming a regular last year had 18 games. Jones is supposed to be a regular this season and has 60 already.
The biggest thing for me is the NHL for several years now has gone to requiring your defense to have at minimum 1 good skating, good puck moving, bring some kind of offense on every pair. The more you have of those guys, the better. Last year they had 3 guys - Russell, Larsson, Benning- who couldn't consistently make a cross ice tape to tape pass. They had 3 bad puck mover, 2 just OK puck movers in Nurse and Klefbom and I good one in Bear. I look at their puck moving today and they have 1 elite puck mover in Barrie, 3 good puck movers in Bear, Jones and Koekkoek and I decent 1 in Nurse. Larsson is the only poor one but he's paired with a good one which is an upgrade over Klefbom puck moving. Skating wise, the same thing. They have an elite skater in Nurse, 2 excellent skaters in Barrie and Jones and 2 good ones in Bear and Koekkoek.
So I think the Oilers have upgraded their defense quite a bit in the areas that they were very very lacking and have been for many years.
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