No, no they don’t.
Players are ready when they’re ready. They don’t need to be 24 with 200 AHL games. Lots of the value Savoie has is he might be able to contribute to a cup threat team while on his ELC.
His own agent is very confident he’s re-signing in Edmonton. We’re looking at Savoie as a RW.
McLeod's defensive value comes from his ability to control possession. You put his line out there when you want a minute of non-event hockey. Foegele and McLeod were great at endlessly cycling the puck for 40 seconds and then throwing it back to the point for a muffin on net.
Mcleod hit 20 goals once in 4 years of junior he had 19 as a 20 year old in Junior good luck with that
everybody just has it out for the Oilers I guess
Correct. The rule for CHL players is 4 years or age 20 season and his birthday is Jan 1st so he was 1 day too young to be AHL eligible, and only played 3 years in the CHL before the 23-24 season as he played in the USHL in 20-21 (CHL Covid lockdown).
It’s just funny that the Sabres fan perspective seems to be “trust us we know our team better than anyone else and Savoie is overrated” but the same logic doesn’t seem to apply to the Oilers fans that have watched Ryan McLeod play 200+ hockey games over the years.
Excellent post
It's not unheard of for a team that's deep at forward to ease a rookie like this in. See Wyatt Johnston in Dallas, Brayden Point in Tampa (not comparing him to these players just the situation they entered the league in).
How on earth did you come to this conclusion?
You and I have different definitions of a “streak”.
I agree with your assessment. McLeod's defensive strength came from his puck carrying and neutral zone back checking which resulted in a lot of takeaways. His D zone play isn't particularly strong because he's not physical and he floats a lot in the defensive zone so he's really bad at breaking up the cycle. The reason he's strong on the PK is because the system utilizes that neutral zone disruption on zone entries and they play an aggressive style where his skating allows him to get into lanes.
Nobody is saying Savoie is overrated lol. Maybe 2-3 posters have said that. Most are being real with you guys that most likely he absolutely maxes out as a 2W but more likely a middle 6 undersized winger. It’s not bad.
That's where you're wrong, the heavy majority of Sabres fans are pissed about it, and the heavy majority of neutral fans believe Adams once again made a terrible decision.
Yeah I’m there often and I’d say most say we overpaid but are fine with the deal. What happens when your GM drafts 5 of the same player.
at my age that does happen
McLeod has a good smile and speed but he is what he is, Sabre fans will be filled with great hope when they see him look like McDavid and MacKinnon with his speed and by game 20 wish for more
If Rasmussen was extremely fast, better defensively, and took faceoffs regularly I probably would.
