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 Kr55
Messages: 12880
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
6 Cups
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| inverno76 wrote on Mon, 27 May 2024 13:41 |
| Kr55 wrote on Mon, 27 May 2024 11:27 |
| Mike wrote on Mon, 27 May 2024 11:21 |
| smyth260 wrote on Mon, 27 May 2024 14:09 |
All this talk about McLeod, none about Ceci.
I know which one is bleeding more goals and chances.
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Whether it's with Nurse or Kulak, Ceci has been hemmed in almost every game these playoffs, and last year too.
I don't want to hate on the guy, but it seems every time he is out there its a fire drill in our end. I wouldn't hate to see Knob try Broberg or Stecher in his place, but that would be a pretty tough call to make.
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Save Ceci for game 7's. I don't see how Stecher hasn't drawn in yet. It's very clear that Knob has been struggling with how to use Ceci. He's probably completely lost the 2nd pair spot with Nurse now to Vinny.
Stecher was pretty good in the regular season. I think he would do good with Kulak on the 3rd pair.
McLeod out makes sense. He's clearly buckling under the pressure to perform now. He needs a break and to watch a game or 2. Reminds me of a younger less skilled Nuge. There is a hump he needs to get over with the physical aspect of the game. Wouldn't give up on him, 24 years old and he's shown he has lots of smarts in how to play. He will mature. This playoffs might help keep down his next contract too.
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I thought Stecher looked not very good in his limited action, but that being said we saw the smallest of sample sizes with him. Canuck fans give him a ringing endorsement, but I would rather have Broberg in that spot.
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He did end up 3rd among D for Corsi % and xGF %, behind 2 obvious guys. With 50% zone starts which was similar to Ceci. 75% GF, 6 GF 2 GA. 59% xGF with nurse (Ceci 53% with nurse with easier zone starts). 67% with kulak in a tiny amount of ice time.
He did pretty much as well as you could hope from a depth D that came as cheap as we could afford.
I honestly can't imagine he would be less effective defending than Ceci. That would be crazy bad at this point. How he has been eclipsed by Vinny whole we see Vinny having his own difficulties is pretty telling. Maybe he is just such a great guy in the room it's hard to take him out. I hope it doesn't burn us.
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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