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Oscargasm wrote on Fri, 21 May 2021 11:33

Adam wrote on Fri, 21 May 2021 09:04

Oscargasm wrote on Fri, 21 May 2021 07:09

Will the real Nugent Hopkins, please stand up.


I actually thought he'd scored on the one play last game. Hellebucyk made a huge save on him. That goes in, and no one is calling him a missing person. Like most of the rest, I didn't think he was bad last game, just unlucky. Hopefully he can chip in tonight.


I think I know which one you’re referring to and I’ll add that that play is what makes me lower on Nuge than a lot of people in this market.

Maybe I notice it more because I’m looking for it... but!! More often than not, it seems he takes that extra second or two to dust off the puck before attempting a shot.


The play where he's backing up? Yeah, snap that shot immediately. I have very little issue with Nuge's game 1, I watched him in particular and go ahead, review the game, he was intercepting pucks, coming out of 50/50's with the puck, involved heavily with keeping possession alive in the offensive zone for his line. I want more quick releases from Nuge the moment he gets the puck, I've always wanted that from him. If I'm being honest though, I'm not getting the criticism arising from game 1.

Your second best 'driver/uplifter of play/players' is a damn center, why isn't he playing center? We'll see how game 2 goes, hopefully giving Wpg your 2 best centers, your 2 best drivers of play, uplifters of other players on one line so Wpg doesn't have to spread out their clutch and grab deployment too much will work out for Edmonton. If the refs call penalties, the strategy of 'loading up' might work. If they don't, we might see a similar result to game 1. I want Edmonton to approach Wpg's best players the same way Wpg approached Edmonton's best in game 1, force both Wpg and the refs to change their strategy.



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