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 Adam
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Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
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| RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 06 July 2023 14:35 |
| Dragon_Matt wrote on Thu, 06 July 2023 13:39 |
I do prefer Kostin to McLeod. I think he brings more to the table and scores just as much. Though I don't think either is worth that paycheque... to the Oilers at this time at least.
McLeod is a center, but with a FO of 48% last year, 47% the year prior and the year before that 50%. I'd love to have Mcleod, but I don't think he's going to be a long term 3C solution and can see them moving him to the wing where his speed will be more of a weapon and bringing in a better faceoff man.. Faceoff wins are crucial. Of course, that's assuming he starts scoring more.
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I guess we will have to disagree. Even though I wish McLeod played a more assertive game and I don't mean fighting, I think centers are more important than wingers. While I liked Kostin, I don't think he is a 2 mill player. Maybe he gets there but I think it was a stretch by the Wings to give him that much. By the sounds of it, there was an offer of a little under2 mill from the KHL. If that is the case, I would have told Kostin to take it then and go play in a worse league if money is all that he wants.
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Yeah, McLeod >>> Kostin and it isn't actually close. Kostin does a bunch of things that make him a fan favourite. Edmonton fans love a guy who'll get his nose dirty, so he's going to be popular for those reasons, but he's the worst winger on the team, and his possession stats were awful. He rode a very high shooting percentage, so he's just primed for a regression.
As pointed out, their numbers weren't a lot different in terms of offensive production, but McLeod scored 11 goals in 78 shots, compared to Kostin scoring 16 in just 56 shots. Unless you think that Kostin is going to be an elite sniper, then you can't count on him scoring on 20% of his shots going forward. And even McLeod's shooting at a high rate there (14%).
Better skater, higher ceiling, more important position, etc. etc. Rattling the boards and fighting occasionally get fans excited, but they just aren't things that teams should ever pay more for.
"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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