I get really annoyed with some of the average grades he throws around. In particular average skating is one that you can see and know translates in some aspects, so I really cannot even defend a bunch of the prospects it appears with.
some of us hated it from the start, the rest are in coping mechanism mode.
You never know maybe with a bigger role with the Sabres he will have that epiphany moment, some players do figure it out later in their Careers, but he has the tools to be a solid producer he just needs the know how
im not going to act like hes junk because he isn't, but he does't play physical at all and will shy away from contact. Hes very fast and thats what most of his game is. Hands aren't the best. He's a bottom six guy, he won't do well in a top six position.
or afford to keep players that aren't contributing/playing the right way in key spots.
Those three were pretty good on this last playoff run. IMO it’s a cap crunch.
It's not even that. He also highly overrated smaller guys who have great statistical years in jr or show high skill, in the hopes that guys is the next Kane, Point, Marner, Debrincat, Gaudreau, etc. But, if those guys don't cement themselves as top 6 players with high-skill, you just as often miss on guys like Brady Tkachuk who have clear translatable skills with significant value in the NHL. Undersized guys who put up great totals in junior were undervalued for so long, by a certain group of draft analysts a large portion of them became dramatically overvalued in that think tank. We talk about the Marner's (who were highly valued by NHL scouts in general) and forget about the Jeremy Bracco's who showed up high on these lists for ages.
yup, pretty. good for 1mil, not 2.3 or 4.6.
Ehhh I think it’s more that McLeod couldn’t solidly himself as the 3C which necessitated the Henrique trade and subsequent re-signing. Proven scoring wingers are relatively easy to find which pushed him down the lineup into a spot where he became expendable.
Let’s be honest, once they started putting the whole defence on Conner, they were able to shut down the oiler offence. I don’t think it was just those 3.
Lol it came down to one game and it came down to a goal.
McDavid is incredible. He can carry a whole offense.
I think this is one of those helps both teams type of trades although it could end up looking ugly for the Sabers as Savoie has some serious skill and might blossom in his hometown.
You guys had a surplus of forward prospects, Oilers had nothing good in the pipeline.
Holloway and Mcleod both had some good stretches of hockey in last years playoffs but both were riding the bench near the end of close games. I thought Broberg looked good during his 12 game stint even though the statistics show the opposite. Mcleod should excel in Buffalo, there's no pressure to win yet so he has time to mature his game.
