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 Adam
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Location: Edmonton, AB
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| RDOilerfan wrote on Mon, 09 January 2023 13:36 |
On the flip side, I think it's utterly incredible to hear someone dismiss a lack of results so easily under the "well he's talented so....". At some point in time paper talent only gets you so far and you need these so called talented guys to do something or else have some consequences. Shrugging your shoulders and just throwing a player out there letting him cruise around doing the same thing game after game there saying "Well he's more skilled..." doesn't lead to success. In the case of JP, they have played him in 41 games, many of which he's been with McD and they have got little to nothing. So what are odds if you keep doing what they are doing with him now, it will suddenly click in? Probably pretty low. So why not try a wake up call for a game or 2 and see what happens. What's the worse that can happen?
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See, you're still thinking of this in terms of goals and dollars, and those aren't the only things that should be considered.
If Janmark or Foegele were scoring in bunches on the third line, and Puljujarvi not putting up numbers in a top-six role, then I'd agree. Performance matters. But in reality, Janmark played a month straight in the top-six and had no points at all in that role. He's had a couple in more recent games, but he wasn't even getting shots when playing with McDavid or Draisaitl.
You have to look too at what else they do that helps their line be successful. Puljujarvi is decent defensively. He may be too conservative at times even. He's also a great forechecker and creates turnovers in the opposing zone. That's really valuable for McDavid or Draisaitl, because it increases time in the opposing end. Puljujarvi also manages to do it without taking a lot of penalties.
As for the healthy scratch wake-up call - it doesn't really exist. It's an old hockey myth that benchings build character or something, but that's not really how development works. And if your coach scratches you so that he can put Devin Shore or Brad Malone in to the lineup? Well, it's just hard to respect a decision like that. He's only making it harder for his team to win a game then.
"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
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