GDT: Let's Bake A Cat - Oilers @ Mulletman Arena 8:00 PM

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3IR

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I’m giving Kane the benefit of the doubt because of his last playoffs, and this season dealing with a pretty serious injury, but man has he been tough to watch since returning.

I have a feeling when the emotions are turned up, he’ll hit his stride again, but he’s not even really bringing the physicality right now.

I guess the team is kind of coasting overall right now though.
 

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Bouchard has some issues in his overall game, but his vision and passing are a thing of beauty.
I complain about his defensive awareness, but his offensive awareness and ability to find and open up passing lanes is excellent. He's getting more comfortable on the top PP unit. He's been noticeably more physical this year too.
 
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I know. WTF was he doing on that last shift covering air along the boards? His head is just not in the games since his return.
Aside from the game he scored a hat trick, Kane has been pretty lost out there. Hope he wakes up in time for the playoffs.
 

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Kane has a worse GF% at 5v5 than JP with the Oilers.

Hopefully he works his issues out before the playoffs... because he's a net negative out there by the eyeball test as well... never mind analytics.
 

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I’m giving Kane the benefit of the doubt because of his last playoffs, and this season dealing with a pretty serious injury, but man has he been tough to watch since returning.

I have a feeling when the emotions are turned up, he’ll hit his stride again, but he’s not even really bringing the physicality right now.

I guess the team is kind of coasting overall right now though.
Hard not to coast. This game has the atmosphere of an AHL preseason game..
 
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I complain about his defensive awareness, but his offensive awareness and ability to find and open up passing lanes is excellent. He's getting more comfortable on the top PP unit. He's been noticeably more physical this year too.
I think he's only behind McDavid, Draisaitl and maybe Nuge in that aspect. He's just such a gifted offensive player that we should be as patient as possible for him to round out his game. We're seeing what he can do when he's paired with a veteran defenseman he can trust.
 
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