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Skookum Jim Messages: 3927
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 17 November 2022 14:58 |
Skookum Jim wrote on Thu, 17 November 2022 15:39 |
RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 17 November 2022 12:18 | Part of the Oilers problem is I think they have too many players who I deem dimensionless on their team.
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I can tell you were listening to Stauffer today! I think someone called in and coined the term "dimensionless" .. to describe the bottom 6.. which I thought is a perfect term for them.. can't score, not hard on the forecheck, make defensive mistakes, weak in their own zone, and bring zero threat of physicality or intimidation (maybe Foegle.. recently)
Can't have "dimensionless" players on a contending NHL team = Oiler problem (one of..)
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I listen to Stauffer just because he's the mouth piece of the team and he telegraphs their moves. I fully know Stauffer is a bit older school and I am not looking for goons but he's right. What does Shore, Ryan or McLeod bring to the team at the moment to help them win? You can't just cruise around game after game doing very little with most of the time a give away being the only thing of note. McLeod is the most disappointing to me. He's young so maybe he can improve but he's not a threat to score right now. With his speed he should be but he's not. He rarely shoots. Doesn't take the puck to the goal. He's been awful on faceoffs - was 29%, and he had 2 give aways. So what exactly are you doing out there for almost 12 mins? Do something to impact the game!
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McLeod was starting to get it.. went to the net, hard on the fore check, but as soon as he started to get some success and getting some praise .. he's regressed back to his comfort zone.
This isn't new. I remember Woody talking about what McLeod was missing in his game back when he was coaching in Bakersfield.. same things as now.. too much perimeter.. didn't go to the hard areas.. 3 years later..
McLeod knows what he needs to do.. he has the ability to do it (skating, size).. but doesn't.
[Updated on: Thu, 17 November 2022 16:56]
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