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Messages: 1098
Registered: October 2006
Location: Vancouver
1 Cup
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| Dragon_Matt wrote on Wed, 23 August 2023 13:02 |
If your deployment was to have your line outscore the other teams line, I don't think a 3rd or 4th line including Kane is a bad thing. Whether it's him on those lines, or he pushes someone else down to that spot, it spreads out your scoring that much more. Also, more scoring from bottom lines means you can play your top lines less, they're more rested and can better outplay other teams top lines.
Are you telling me you would rather see Lane Pederson, Derek Ryan, Mattias Janmark or Drake Caggiula instead of Patty Kane? We only have 42 of 50 contracts (43 once Bouch signs)
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Kane was 49/58 in GF/GA last year. Granted he was 15/11 with the Rangers, but his underlying numbers were still junk, so probably a bit of luck there. Given all of the options of what the Oilers could do to make the team better, I'm not sure Patrick Kane makes my top 10.
Oilers Goal Differential
17/18: 234 GF / 263 GA (-29)
18/19: 232 GF / 274 GA (-42)
19/20 (82 game pace): 257 GF / 254 GA (+3) in 64 games
2021 (82 game pace):269 GF / 235 GA (+34) after 38 games
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