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I haven't heard if that's the case... but that would make sense. They can't exactly quickly callup a player when there is an injury in the lineup when you are 1000's of km overseas.
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I haven't heard if that's the case... but that would make sense. They can't exactly quickly callup a player when there is an injury in the lineup when you are 1000's of km overseas.
nexttothemoon
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i think right now when his confidence still isn't great, he will have troubles with those two. Krejci might not have played with as much pace and might have also accommodated his play to get the best out of looch etc. i don't think drai and connor play that way. i think, as of now, if you play on connor's or drai's line YOU have to accommodate to THEM. they don't accommodate to you. i think this is why some of the best players may not be easy to play with. some of the good players a level below may be easier to play with (like Krejci, Oates, etc etc) because they can accommodate their game to any linemates they get.
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?? 5 lefties on unit 1, then 3 righties on unit two. Doesn't look like they learned from last year.
And who's the second shooter on the first unit.
ToeMcDrag83
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Well here's the first attempted PP units. I like that the first unit is loaded up. Lucic meh, as long as he's commanding the net front. All lefties though, so all one timers are gonna come from one side.
Not a fan of Caggiula on the 2nd unit, I'd rather McDavid double shift and run that spot. I feel there a better option even if you don't double shift Connor. Benning meh, but he does have some decent offensive instincts when he's playing confident.
If the 1-3-1 is anything to follow, sounds like Pulju has the left half wall spot which is good news.
CantHaveTkachev
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Caggulia shouldn't be on the PP but other than that, not bad as a test-run in the pre-season
time to work your magic Manny!
time to work your magic Manny!
i think Rieder has significantly more natural talent than Marchant ever did. It may or may not translate to better numbers but he certainly has far better hands. He may not be quite as explosive or have that upper 1 percentile speed Marchant had but yes he is also very quick.
Wouldn't surprise me if Rieder puts up some impressive numbers should he and Drai mesh and he gets that confidence snowball growing. So much has to do with confidence and feeling good mojo.
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Still seems like our coaching staff is really stubborn. Lucic shouldnt be on the first unit PP.
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I guess, I mean to advocate for the Devil, it's early in camp and the extended new Coaching staff are getting a feel for the players. I would suspect Lucic probably comes off that group at some point.
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I think he's fine if they have him stand in front of the net. He shouldn't be handling the puck on the side boards or at the blue line like Woodcroft insisted on.
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Yeah I do agree with that. He spent too much time off to the side of the net.
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hey, few people remember but Marchant did put up one 60pt season. Mostly he was around 30-40. he wasn't a plug. Just not reliable scorer and if he was he would have been an allstar.
But he scored the right times and I loved him just the same!
Theres few bigger moments in Oilers lore than the Marchant OT game 7 tally series winner.
Does anyone rely on a point shot anymore?
Early days, but it sure seems like TMac isn't going to give Puljujarvi a real shot with the talent.
Jimmi McJenkins
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He wasn't on the PP at all really last year and he is on the second this year. That's a start.
I think the idea is to use McDavid on his natural wing. It opens klefbom, drai and rnh for one time options. I suggested the oilers do this while watching the jets in the playoffs. They run 4 right shots on their top unit. Laine, buff and scheifele for one time options with wheeler (also a right shot) on his natural side as the QB setting them all up. Then whoever in front of the net. It was stastny for them at the time.
Removes Connor as a one time option but gives us three shooting options.
The devils also did something similar with Hall as their PPQB IIRC.
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Not single RH shooter on first PP unit. I mean seriously.
Handicapping ourselves.
We have seen this kind of setup fail so many times in Finnish National team.
Handicapping ourselves.
We have seen this kind of setup fail so many times in Finnish National team.
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1st PP unit probably has Mcdavid on the right half wall to feed onetimers to all the left shots. Lucic as a net front presence is fine with me. 2nd unit will probably be more of a grind it out/crash the net PP unit.
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