Kr55 wrote on Sat, 24 August 2024 20:23

Skookum Jim wrote on Sat, 24 August 2024 20:53 Kr55 wrote on Sat, 24 August 2024 18:06 .. Lol. Imagine DeAngelo in the Oilers room at the start of last season with how Skinner and Campbell were playing. Yeah goalies tend to be the sensitive sort.. lol Apparently in the game that he chirped Gorgiev.. Gorgiev got lit up for 5 goals.. so probably an extra bit more touchy .. lol Listen to the interview.. I think the guy would be great.. a bit of Drew Doughty personality.. Brett Pesce loves him.. can't believe he isn't signed.. check out Pesce's interview on Daily Face Off (@20:00) .. he gushes about DeAngelo.. especially about his PP ability.. Mobile RHD.. at league min..? .. sign the man.. Think the main issue would be he doesn't like to play any defense. Guy is just pure offensive talent. Which makes it extra funny that he would be ragging on a goalie. He is never around to help any goalie he plays in front of lol. Definitely not a guy you want with Nurse IMO. Not sure he beats Bouch for PP time either.

DeAngelo would agree with you, said he had an awful game same as Gorgiev, and he was no better.. regretted shooting his mouth off..

IMO he'd be a better option than Barrie or Shattenkirk.. they don't offer any defense either, and less offense at this point in their careers I'd think..
You don't need DeAngelo to replace Bouchard on PP.. but he'd be a great back up though.. and could play 2nd PP over Nurse or Ekholm.. reducing their total on-ice time.. we're also one injury (Bouchard) away from having no PP QB.

My opinion on DeAngelo's defense is open.. need to see a deep dive on his stats.. and see him play.. and I have neither.. his +- in Carolina was +30.. then -27 in Phili the next year.. enigma..

Probably can't be a worse defender than Nurse at the moment :) ..
Maybe DeAngelo plays with Kulak as 2nd pair.. Nurse drops to 3rd with Emberson/Stetcher/Brown

Even Lowetide has started to mention that maybe Nurse is warranting being dropped to 3rd pair minutes..

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