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 Kr55
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Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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| Adam wrote on Fri, 12 March 2021 13:41 |
| Goose wrote on Fri, 12 March 2021 12:41 |
| Kr55 wrote on Fri, 12 March 2021 11:13 |
Nuge is more valuable because he plays C for sure. With our current roster though, if you just swap Nuge and Eberle in our lineup, I think you could argue it could lead to more wins. Nuge hasn't really found his place on this roster this year, aside from being on the left wall on the PP which Eberle would do just as well at.
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I honestly try to keep my Eberle bias in check in these conversations, but I really feel like this should be a pretty uncontroversial opinion.
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It is interesting to think that we haven't really replaced Hall and Eberle as wingers on this team since we dealt them. The team got miserable returns for both, and never really managed to use their cap space wisely either. Both would still easily fit in our top six if we had them here now, despite both being significantly older than when they left.
Nugent-Hopkins has still been a pretty good contributor this year though and I'd argue that he's undervalued. He kills penalties, he's been really effective at putting up powerplay points. He has definitely had a tough season at even strength, but in the past he's been more effective there. I remember in the Eakins/McLellan days of puzzling over how Nuge was a powerplay wizard in junior but there was a couple of years where he was only scoring even strength points.
Honestly, it may be better for the Oilers anyhow if this isn't a year he's absolutely lights out. Wait until he signs his extension for that!
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That last point is the only non-stubbornness reason I can think of for why Tippett refuses to play Nuge on Drai's wing. We're trying to manage his value.
I guess if we are conceding that #1 in the division is unreachable, we may have time to show Nuge how weak he is 5v5 without Drai and he can just totally ignore his DRY line performance last year while he argues his value :)
[Updated on: Fri, 12 March 2021 13:51]
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
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