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stemhovlichski Messages: 346
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Skookum Jim wrote on Sat, 13 November 2021 17:47 |
stemhovlichski wrote on Sat, 13 November 2021 16:06 |
Skookum Jim wrote on Fri, 12 November 2021 21:48 | After initial success and promise, the bottom 6 is contributing less than hoped, Foegle still gets out there, D. Ryan has tailed off, Turris not getting it done, Sceviour just OK, Perlini too inconsistent, McLeod still too soft on the puck, Benson missing a gear, Kassian and Shore are out but just OK prior to injuries.
Bottom 6 is bigger/faster/better than last year, but still a lot of work required.
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The bottom 6 got very little ice time while Tippett was banking points at the start of the season. Good plan to get ahead in the standings but the supporting guys on the team need to play in order to be on their game. Now, when we need to give McDrai a breather, the bottom 6 aren't in gear yet. Still, I'd rather be 10-3 with some work to be done than 9-9-1 and slumping like a few years back.
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I'm with you on that, 10-3 is good, but hard to not dwell on that it should be 12-1, Detroit/Buffalo wins laying there for the taking.
A contributing bottom 6 can do wonders for game outcomes if the opposing teams focus 100% on the McD and LD lines (as they are forced to), leaving a potential matchup advantage on the 3rd-4th lines, if they they had the ability to contribute to scoring.
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2006 showed that a balanced team can overachieve. Hopefully Tippett can get the 3rd and 4th lines contributing and confident.
Restored: "We're sucking hind banana here." - Pat Quinn, Jan 18, 2010
"...the Oilers have been rebuilding for so long that it’s hard not to be cynical." - NBC's Ryan Dadoun Jan 2, 2015
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