Oil Dood
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It will happen next year.
Time line sounds about right.
Cannot wait for the Bear vs Bouchard battle that is inevitable.
It will happen next year.
On a good defence, yes. He is being outplayed by Jones at the moment, and Klefbom is certainly a better defenceman. By my count, that would put Nurse at our 3rd best LHD.Now Nurse is a 3rd pair?
On a good defence, yes. He is being outplayed by Jones at the moment, and Klefbom is certainly a better defenceman. By my count, that would put Nurse at our 3rd best LHD.
I think Caleb Jones is a better player than Darnell Nurse.So just to be absolutly clear(because I am gonna bring up this post a lot just to give you the heads up), you think Nurse is worse the Jones and belongs on the third pair?
So just to be absolutly clear(because I am gonna bring up this post a lot just to give you the heads up), you think Nurse is worse the Jones and belongs on the third pair?
The guy also doesn't think Larsson is an NHL defenceman. I would just ignore him tbh.
Actually, I think Nurse-Larsson would make a good 3rd pairing.The guy also doesn't think Larsson is an NHL defenceman. I would just ignore him tbh.
Actually, I think Nurse-Larsson would make a good 3rd pairing.
Klefbom-Larsson is a horrific pairing going by every metric available to us peasants. They get destroyed at EV by the other teams 2nd and 3rd comp. Nurse-Bear take all the hardest matchups, with Bear carrying Nurse significantly.Nurse Larsson has been a bad pairing every time it's been tried haha. Our D is fine as is:
Klefbom-Larsson
Nurse-Bear
Jones-Green
Lagesson-Benning
Nurse Larsson has been a bad pairing every time it's been tried haha. Our D is fine as is:
Klefbom-Larsson
Nurse-Bear
Jones-Green
Lagesson-Benning
they tried the Nurse -Larsson, Klefbom-Bear at the start of the year....didn't go well with all parties involved.Klefbom-Larsson is a horrific pairing going by every metric available to us peasants. They get destroyed at EV by the other teams 2nd and 3rd comp. Nurse-Bear take all the hardest matchups, with Bear carrying Nurse significantly.
There is a weird misconception amongst fans than Klefbom-Larsson are shutting down the opponents or going against the other teams top lines. Neither of these are true. Not only do Klefbom-Larsson get to stay away from the other teams top lines whenever possible, they even struggle against the oppositions 2nd lines. They aren't a good pairing. I would imagine this has to do with neither of them being particularly adept with the puck.
Klefbom-Larsson is a horrific pairing going by every metric available to us peasants. They get destroyed at EV by the other teams 2nd and 3rd comp. Nurse-Bear take all the hardest matchups, with Bear carrying Nurse significantly.
There is a weird misconception amongst fans than Klefbom-Larsson are shutting down the opponents or going against the other teams top lines. Neither of these are true. Not only do Klefbom-Larsson get to stay away from the other teams top lines whenever possible, they even struggle against the oppositions 2nd lines. They aren't a good pairing. I would imagine this has to do with neither of them being particularly adept with the puck.
they tried the Nurse -Larsson, Klefbom-Bear at the start of the year....didn't go well with all parties involved.
I'm going to trust the coaching staff that made the adjustments and put the correct combos together that created results.
I wonder how well Bear would have done if he didn't get paired with Nurse?
they tried the Nurse -Larsson, Klefbom-Bear at the start of the year....didn't go well with all parties involved.
I'm going to trust the coaching staff that made the adjustments and put the correct combos together that created results.
I wonder how well Bear would have done if he didn't get paired with Nurse?
So you want to put Klefbom/Bear together? That might be the softest pair in the league(Bear does not play soft but his size makes him an easy target), and also our two leaders in giveaways on the back end?
If by your words Klefbom is not shutting down other teams 2nd and 3rd comp with a very good defensive defensman, you think he is going to be better being paired with another offensive defensman against top matchups?
you want to pair Jones-Bear?No, I'm not suggesting they put Klefbom with Bear. You ridicule me for suggesting Nurse and Larsson should be our 3rd pairing, then keep both of them in the top 4 when making assumptions. You can't even follow something that simple...how can you be trusted in your opinions of D pairings?
Can't attack me for pairing that didn't work in the past when I haven't even suggested them.
Jones-Bear
Klefbom-Green/Bouchard (when Green is healthy/when Bouchard is called up)
Nurse-Larsson
They are our two best puck moving defencemen.you want to pair Jones-Bear?
yikes
and as the top pair to boot.
Yeah might as well chase out another defensman again on this team.
Once he is gone who is next?
Hmmm, wanna join me on getting started on Bear early? I hate investing time and watching players grow just to Petry/Schultz them out in a few years.
They are our two best puck moving defencemen.
That doesn’t mean they should be out top pairing lol. They would get destroyed against top opposition, regardless how amazing Bear is doing and how OK Jones is doing (yeah, I’m not all that impressed with Jones, particularly how inconsistent he has been - he’ll make a strong offensive play and then bobble the puck at the blue line and cough it up right after).
The majority of this best season we’ve had in a while, Klef and Larsson have been our top pairing. They are workhorses, not offensive dynamos, sure. But as soon as Klefbom got injured and Nurse needed to take on the heavy lifting, Nurse started playing terribly, and Bear suffered with him. Nurse and Bear getting second pairing minutes and matchups is why Klef and Larsson as the top pairing is good defensive management. This season has shown us that Nurse can’t handle that top line, so I’m very happy Holland didn’t sign him long term, big $$. He’s a #3/2nd pairing dman, and a good one. Bear is the same. Jones belongs on third line until Russell and Green are back, then he either goes back the the minors or plays as 7th dman instead of Benning.
Healthy d:
Klef/Larsson
Nurse/Bear
Russell/Green
Jones/Benning
Thats playoff depth d right there (not world beaters, but good enough).
On a good defence, yes. He is being outplayed by Jones at the moment, and Klefbom is certainly a better defenceman. By my count, that would put Nurse at our 3rd best LHD.
I think Caleb Jones is a better player than Darnell Nurse.
Sure Jones has a way to go but he is a lot better than Bear was for us before this season so he could be just one offseason away from putting it togetherI'm falling off the Nurse train but this is just crazy talk. Jones is just establishing himself as a decent #5 level defender. Nurse is a proven #3ish trying to get to the next level. He is struggling for sure but Jones ain't good enough to hold Nurses jock strap... Yet.
Long ways to go for Jones.
Bear on the other hand. If he can have another off season or two like he did this year and keep pushing... Has a legit shot at being a star defenseman. That would be crazy. Bear is currently looking better than Nurse although I'd still be hesitant to say he actually is better unequivocally.
Sure Jones has a way to go but he is a lot better than Bear was for us before this season so he could be just one offseason away from putting it together
Nurse is decent but will price himself out.I like Bear, was never really on the Nurse train to begin with.
Nurse is decent but will price himself out.