Darnell Nurse is overrated, but Gavrikov is also a pretty mediocre D.Last playoffs... Who gives a shit about "last playoffs".
31 games played, 3.50 GAA, SV % 0.876..... That´s just terrible. You can´t downgrade further than this.
Gavrikov is overrated... ??I doubt that Blake is done yet, but no, Gavrikov is not overrated.
You know who is overrated? Darnell Nurse. Especially for 9.25 Million.
A low end top 4 is still a legit top 4. He's not a great or even good top 4. He's average or slightly below average, and its obvious in his ability to defend against speed/off the rush as well as his not so great puck moving.
What part of my post was incorrect? Is he good at defending against speed? Nope not really. Is he a good puck mover? Nope not really.
In the D zone sure, he's very good at defending. When he's being challenged 1 on 1 with speed he's susceptible to being victimized, he's not a great skater. He will struggle in the west playoffs to contain guys like Mackinnon, McDavid, Makar, Draisaitl, and Rantanen if he ends up facing either team.
Time will tell. Just not the player I would have been looking to add for the Oilers. Maybe makes more sense in LA since they already have a high end puck mover in Doughty.
Probably have. My viewings and his stats in an elevated role don't exactly show that he's a good or even great top 4 D. At best he's a quality 2nd pairing D, which is still a lower end top 4 D unless our definitions differ. A high quality top 4 D would be a good top pairing D.
Is that defense or goaltending? Their d is relatively decent. Durzi tends to have more gaffes than others but a lot of those games the Kings couldn’t buy a save.
As a huge fan of the Kings for over 30+ years, let me suppress my rage and try and tell you calmly that you don’t know understand the the nuances of how devastating this is emotionally to the fan base and the leaders in that locker room. Trust me, listen to the fans of this team when we tell you that this is the most despicable treatment of a team legend that is on our Mt Rushmore of All Time Kings.
Then what are you arguing? I said he's a lower end top 4D, aka he's between a 3 and a 4. He's not a top pair D. If you want me to say he's a solid to good middle pairing D then sure we agree.
What has Nurse got to do with anything? Who is overrating him?Last playoffs... Who gives a shit about "last playoffs".
31 games played, 3.50 GAA, SV % 0.876..... That´s just terrible. You can´t downgrade further than this.
Gavrikov is overrated... ??
You know who is overrated? Darnell Nurse. Especially for 9.25 Million.
Many of those stats are positive because they combine offensive and defensive components and the Kings outscore their problems. If you look at just the defensive components, they're closer to average: 15th in CA, 14th in SCA and 12th in HDCA. Sure, those are better than Columbus, but if you really want to argue that being a better defensive team than Columbus means being good at defense, we'll have to agree to disagree.
