Kr55 wrote on Tue, 11 November 2025 17:07

Skookum Jim wrote on Tue, 11 November 2025 17:36 This sums up Nurse in the defensive zone.. I remember this play.. someone else did too (hence screen shot) .. Walman missed tying up Monahan in front of the net.. but.. where was Nurse? .. what was going on in his head ?? I remember he covered a guy coming back into the D-zone.. but the guy he was covering peeled off to the corner (right of screen) .. out of the play.. but Nurse kept gliding backwards.. until he was behind the net.. covering .. nothing .. he took himself out of the play.. the guy is 30 yo .. a 12 year vet.. Classic Nurse play. Pretty sure he had a couple notable instances of that "skate backwards into/beyond his own net" move against the Canucks in the 2024 playoffs when he and Skinner were simultaneously melting down.

The worst part is you know he's just indecisive where he should be on the ice.. what to do in what situation.. what is low risk.. high risk.. i.e. make the right play.. this should be instinctual by now.. shouldn't even have to think .. he's 30 yo.. learning curve has been flat for sometime now..

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