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Skookum Jim wrote on Mon, 13 May 2024 18:32

Kr55 wrote on Mon, 13 May 2024 17:06

Seeing Zadorov turn from a pylon we used to own regularly into this total pain in the butt that is making his mark on every game is super annoying when I consider what we hoped Nurse would develop into.

I'm sure Nurse wants to be physical, but he uses every ounce of his brain power just trying to figure out what is happening around him. There is zero time left for him to do anything extra.


To be fair.. I'm starting to think Darnell isn't that strong.. comparatively.. he seems to lose more possession/position battles than he wins.. I thought by this point in his career Nurse would be Ekholm level in physicality and winning battles.



I remember early on thinking, “man, Darnell is going to be a BEAST when he fills out.” Problem is, he was a beanpole teenager who’s grown into a slender man. No longer able to hide under the developing defender guise, but I do think he could be a big part of the Oilers successes if he had a more capable stay at home partner who covered his shortfalls.

The above is ignoring the Gord awful cap hit, obviously.



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