Samus44
Enjoy the ride.
- Aug 5, 2010
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I hear you, but what certainty do you have that nuge does not turn into turris in a year or two?
nuge is 27, a 7 year contract takes him to 34
his level of play has been diminishing
he would be the oilers Johanson
20-21 .69 ppg (It's 16 games. Relax.)
19-20 .94 ppg (No help for half the year, elite for the next half with help. 1st PP is now generational)
18-19 .84 ppg (Still little help till a short stint at LW. 1st PP is still excellent)
17-18 .77 ppg (Given little help Nuge starts to do more on his own. Back on first 1st PP, PP suddenly becomes lethal again)
16-17 .52 ppg (Made Playoffs Nuge played 3rd toughest minutes in league. 2nd PP.)
15-16 .62 ppg (McDavid rookie season. From scoring C to tough minutes C, 2nd PP)
14-15 .74 ppg (Team MVP. 2nd in PPG -.03 from Eberle and +.02 from Hall)
Since his ELC his improvement has been quite evident. He made a colossal adjustment in his game since his usage changed so much with McDavid being drafted and has since developed into a reliable two way player who's PPG has actually progressed every year since they made the playoffs with him in a tough minutes checking role. It's odd that his production and defensive ability can improve year on year by all metrics yet you can somehow come to the conclusion he isn't improving. Is it really rational to value 16 games in a compressed preseason-less year more than the last 3 seasons of clear an obvious improvement, or are you just making stuff up to fit your narrative? He's got A 5.71 sh% compared to 11%ish over the past 3 years and an Individual Point Percentage of 30% vs his last 3 year average of 70%. He's snake bit and he's adapting his game to best suit McDavid and not himself as the excellent team player he is. McDavid is having his best defensive performance ever and it's in no small part to Nuge. The Oilers are winning the game against some outstanding competition when him and McDavid are on the ice. Nuge will come around, he's not superhuman like McDrai he's going to have stretches of mediocre production like 98% of the guys in the league do. His shot is way too good to be at 5-6% all year and his shooting percentage will likely double.
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