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 Adam
Messages: 7757
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
6 Cups
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| Goose wrote on Wed, 23 August 2023 17:16 |
| 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.
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He was apparently hurt a lot of the year, but teams have to be aware that he’s 35 and that injuries may start to happen more regularly for him now. There’s a definite chance that that’s the new normal for Patrick Kane. If you can get him at a bargain price then maybe it’s work the risk but I would bet that he has one more substantial contract coming to him before he’s a bargain price player.
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