Demon Blond
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I prefer Kulak. IMO Juulsen should have been opposite of Kulak (it’s unfortunate he’s been injured) and the GM should have found a real top 4 D.
Reilly has too many brain farts to trust long term.
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I prefer Kulak. IMO Juulsen should have been opposite of Kulak (it’s unfortunate he’s been injured) and the GM should have found a real top 4 D.
Reilly has too many brain farts to trust long term.
On top,of that Drouin has been the direct cause of game changing goals on the Nashville and TB game also.
Demon Blond
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He’s horrible. Meanwhile we’re busy worrying about the 4th line. Successful clubs don’t let their success hinge on the 4th line.
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Altair
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I just laugh when people said bringing in weise was "fixing" the 4th line.
The guy doesn't belong in the NHL, he isn't going to fix shit.
Let's see how long Julien runs with this.
As long as Nero doesn’t turn stupid flipping quality picks or prospects for bandaid playoff fixes
Odds are slim they unload the local Frenchie and face the media backlash .
east coast
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A hard working,less skilled player replacing Drouin is not the answer. And that is likely the alternative.That's just a different kind of frustration, one we are all familiar with. I'll take Drouin regardless just for entertainment value.
LOL....yeah cause we need to expect the 4rth line to be a game changing trio.
Sal_Butera
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Did the 4th line get scored on in their usual 10-TOI? No...so yes that’s the expected fix.
The coach said very clearly that’s his expectation of the 4th line - play avg 10-TOI and end the game without being scored on.
I don't think MB has any issues trading away players that are popular, French etc...
The thing you gotta ask yourself with Drouin is will he address the issues that cause him to make dumb plays, will he address his compete level?
He's only 23 so he's still young.
If this management group and coaching staff feel that he can address those issues with coaching and maturity as time goes on they most likely work with him beacuse his talent is just too high.
Nate Thompson was pretty decent in the games he's played so far, he's actually made a couple of nice plays to set up some scoring chances.
But he's come as adverstised, good PK guy, good on draws and good down low.
Beyond terrible beacuse they resulted in goals at the worse possible moments
That was my point.