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Player Discussion Zach Hyman
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RavenGuard
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It's not just losing Hyman though, it's really a culmination of losing all their hard working and gritty players over the last 3 years. That Bottom 6 they had a few years ago was hell to play against. Now it's just a bunch of guys doing figure eights every shift. Their bottom 6 this year is eerily reminiscent of our putrid bottom 6 over the last 2-3 years.
TO not only lost Hyman but they've lost players like Brown and Kadri as well, among others.
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If Dubas isnt fired, I dont know what. ALl strong defensive players are gone. And left is very streaky lightweighted offensive players like Marner, Tavares, W Nylander, Kerfoot.
Yey
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He really is.
A famous quote by Babcock is:
Every line needs a Zach Hyman.
It really is true.
How's Hyman working out (try to filter out the winning streak) ?
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Jimmi McJenkins
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He's a great fit, trusted in all situations and exactly the upgrade in the top-6 this team was desperate for, he's making a significant difference.
Jimmi McJenkins
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Hard not to with the person he is and the way he plays the game.
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It's just nice to have these Hyman and Foegele types that can play meaningful minutes and bring something other than just energy.
It's not like we didn't have these guys before, it's just now they aren't #12/13 forwards.
It's not like we didn't have these guys before, it's just now they aren't #12/13 forwards.
Jimmi McJenkins
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It's not what you hope Khaira and Archibald can be, they just are those players. Exactly right.
McNuge
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Honestly he could have 0 points and I'd still be happy with him. He does the little things others don't want to do and he's got more skill and speed than I initially thought. Having Hyman and Foegle on this team has brought out so much more from players playing with them than I ever imagined. The hard work is contagious and our former hard worker (Kassian) is actually playing hard again and I think it has more to do with Foegle and Hyman than anything else.
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He’s exactly as advertised. Hard worker with a great attitude that puts the puck in the net. Def going to be a fan favourite.
Forgot About Drai
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This is a such a dumb tweet hahaha.
Hyman leaps off the page analytically. Our media in this town is horrible.
McDNicks17
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I got a laugh out of that too. Spec pretty clearly doesn't even understand what he's going to war against.
If you were to rank the top forwards by analytics last season, it's basically: Colorado's 1st line > Florida's 1st line > Boston's 1st line > Hyman.
So why didn’t Toronto prioritize him?
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Foegele is bringing what Hendricks used to bring to the team but with more ability to play up the lineup and extended minutes and bringing Kassian into the fight. Hyman is bringing what Maroon had but with less punishment and more skill. Two of the losses that most hurt the Oilers post 2016. Throw in the extra contribution of JP which is also similar to Maroon's but less punishment and more skill, the team is finally back on the level with 2016 and probably better at forward with the added benefit of better versions of McDrai. The defense and goaltending are still behind that team, but that difference is offset by the forward improvement.
That team was 2.96GF-2.52GA, and tied for 7th overall in the league. This team could end up closer to 3.5GF-3.0GA and similar position in the league.
Every player needs other players to play well, even Hyman. Hopefully his hustle doesn’t wane.
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Because Nylander learned 'IT'. When leafs had Hyman-AM-Nylander as their 1st line, Nylander was the problem too. Besides not showing up every shift, Nylander wanted to make the plays every shift and plays dead on "stone-hand" Hyman's hands every time.
Back to Hyman, Hyman had been on the Leaf's 1st or 2nd line most of the time, he was so used to against other teams' Top D. Edm should put him with McDavid until Edm is behind in a game.
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haha I was browsing the Toronto forum earlier, fans are ready to riot lol.... meanwhile here in Oiler land, nothing but sunshine lol.
Toronto plays Chicago on Weds and I can only imagine if they lose
Seems to me he will need to find a different gear. Hopefully it won’t detract from his results. A similar thing happens to a lot of players. The whole team has to shoulder the hustle work otherwise individual parts start to break down. And yes I am talking about the whole team
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