BWJM
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He can move up and down depending on performance but i rather have him over Heinen for the 1st line
Agreed. Feel like he'd be a good fit with Miller!
He can move up and down depending on performance but i rather have him over Heinen for the 1st line
Yup.Nic Robertson should try to become an every day player first.
question is, if he repeated this year, how much would he have cost next summer? (more)24 goals with no powerplay time, and pretty much on the 3rd line. Opportunist winger with skill and speed, but lacks size, decent hands.
Even if he regressquestion is, if he repeated this year, how much would he have cost next summer? (more)
then how likely is that (pretty)
gives you an idea of how whether this signing is good (pretty)
Bad take. This will age like milk.Unsustainable Shooting% is a big part of it. It's also just, the reality of the way he scores most of his goals. He'll likely always be a slightly above average% shooter, but the nature of those "broken play" goals he tends to primarily score, is prone to huge volatility and swings in success year over year. He's not a "pure sniper" or "volume shooter", and he's not going to be a fixture or focal point on a Top PP Unit.
Which...he may still be "only 23" but that realistically caps his "upside". He also just is not a good playmaker and plays a totally disjointed game that is going to continue to make it difficult for him to compile a lot more points, which tends to be a little more stable than his type of goal-scoring in particular. So his offensive output is likely to be a lot more "swingy" than average. Year over year, and even within a season.
Which is why so many Canucks fans expect he will regress next year in his production. Because it's heavily goal-driven, and predominantly off broken plays. Most indicators including analytics and the "eye test"...suggest that was likely one of the "high points" of that swing. Which means it's more likely to swing down rather than up.
I think people see his hands(which are fantastic), speed, and size and think he's a perimeter oriented player.
Kid honestly plays like Thomas Holmstrom, he has some of the best hands in tight spaces I've seen in Canucks history. I'd wager 75% of his goals where either from deflections, rebounds, second hand opportunities, and just being in the right place.
Rather than using his speed to deke out opponents, he uses his speed to get to his spots, and grab pucks around the net. IMO he's going to be a consistent 20-30 goal scorer.
This isn’t the dunk on a 3M contract that you think it is. Contract is looking fineNot looking good. Probably dropping to the 4th line. Just as I said, he shot 20%+ last year and is now shooting at 11.2%....
It's not a dunk, I said the day it was signed to be careful b/c of how much he went off last year....I predict he will be traded this year to shore up other areasThis isn’t the dunk on a 3M contract that you think it is. Contract is looking fine
You don’t trade a cost controlled middle 6 player making 3MIt's not a dunk, I said the day it was signed to be careful b/c of how much he went off last year....I predict he will be traded this year to shore up other areas
Not looking good. Probably dropping to the 4th line. Just as I said, he shot 20%+ last year and is now shooting at 11.2%....
It's not a dunk, I said the day it was signed to be careful b/c of how much he went off last year....I predict he will be traded this year to shore up other areas