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Skookum Jim Messages: 4206
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
4 Cups
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Mike wrote on Mon, 10 June 2024 10:03 |
Kr55 wrote on Mon, 10 June 2024 12:35 |
Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Desharnais
Kulak-Broberg
Kemp-Ceci
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Back to Nurse/Vinny. Did work for a while. Vinny was overwhelmed by Dallas forwards though. Florida won't be much easier.
Ceci goes from promotion to out of top 6. At least Knob isn't stubborn. McLellan probably would have locked in Nurse/Ceci indefinitely after media called his pairs out :)
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I was hoping for Ceci to sit, but when I saw those stats Skookum Jim posted last night, I went to rewatch most of the goals Nurse was on for - and yeah, he has been pretty bad. I'm thinking probably worse than Ceci. Both by the eye test and by all the stats I can find. I don't put too much stock in +/- as an isolated stat, but his -15 is 7 worse than the next worst on the team, and just a single minus away from the all time green jacket for a playoff season (Paul Reinhart with -16 in 83).
No two ways about it - he needs to be better. Hope that starts tonight.
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As we discussed last night.. Ekholm, Bouchard, Broberg, Kulak, were IN.. the choices were one of Desharnais, Ceci, or Nurse sitting out.. Nurse plays left .. he ain't going anywhere.. so it was Des or Ceci.. Ceci is smarter and better handling the puck at the opposition Blueline.. Des is slower.. less mobile.. but his reach and size can help nullify a lot of errors .. both his own.. and Nurses..
Tough.. but inspired choice.
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!!
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
P. Chiarelli math.. T. Hall = A. Larsson, Yak= bag o'pucks (OK he got one right...) K. Russell = $4.1 M+NMC, G. Reinhart= M. Barzal + A. Beauvillier, J. Eberle = R. Spooner,
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