La Bamba
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- Aug 23, 2009
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Starting next season, I hope Nurse-Bouchard and put together. This will show if Bouchard can still excel away from Ekholm and if Nurse is salvageable. In theory, their play styles should mesh. Nurse can be good but he's trying to do too much (again). He had a great stretch of games after Coffey was brought in.Nurse is not a good passer, he benefits most from playing with partners with good breakout passes. His best years were with Ethan Bear (rookie year) and Barrie's first year here. Ceci is not good at zone entry defense, retrievals, breakout passes, or pretty much anything except "shutting down the cycle" occasionally. Get Nurse someone who can relieve pressure with a breakout pass and watch him thrive, or at least be able to play at a top 4 level consistently.
Ekholm can mentor Broberg for the last years of his contract. Keep Kulak-Desharnais intact.
I'll drive Ceci to whatever team takes him.