 kungpaobenji27
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Registered: August 2003
Location: Irving, Texas
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Seeing the game live on site...some observations:
1) Stars PK supposedly killed off 26 or 27 straight penalties before this game..quite evident of their prowess on the kill
2) I felt the Oilers had some glorious chances yet were killed off when McDavid got too cute in the neutral zone leading to offside calls or giveaways that lead to low percentage opportunities for Dallas; this was quite evident on careless entry attempts during power play opportunities too as the game should've started off 4-0....
3) Maybe those careless neutral zone decisions were due to the McDavid/Drai getting acclimated to new line mates with such short notice at ES
4) Good to see Nuge active on the 3rd line with shut down responsibilities...coming back from injury, its not necessarily bad to get limited offensive chances in a more simplified role. (Would that stifle his numbers enough to where Oilers could resign him at a discount?)
5) Pavelski doesn't look as comfortable in the Stars system compared to when he could seemingly but just put up points consistently but also single-handedly drive his own lines with San Jose....hope it stays that way as he has a high cap with 2 more years on top of this.
6) Stars have solid chemistry & skill on their bottom two forward lines which I envy....their bottom D pairings are however a liability as they lack a solid right shot dman on the 2nd pairing. Polak & Sekera are whipping boys for their fans this season....
7) Solid defensive effort as the Stars weren't allowed that many high scoring opportunities except for the coaching gaffe at the end...
[Updated on: Tue, 17 December 2019 11:37]
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