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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Which proves you are talking without actually watching him play. Nylander scores from the dirty spots and in close quite often. He is also used on the PK because of his excellent hockey IQ and stick work.You are totally right though, we certainly cannot use a RH shot who has great speed burst, great agility, high hockey IQ, an absolute lethal and accurate shot, who plays a 200 foot game. We have those in bunches!
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I've seen more than enough of Nylander. Watching Steelhead games is what got me turned on to McLeod. Nylander was underwhelming and McLeod stole his thunder in each game. What really cemented my view on Nylander was his play at internationals against the best of his peer group. He's great against the likes of the Swiss, then disappears against the big teams. I really don't give a damn about his awesome skill set if he doesn't have the ability to step it up when it counts. He plays smaller than he is, and that is not what the Flames need, no matter how much skill he has. They already have a collection of small players with skill. They need some bodies with size that can bang and get their nose dirty. That player isn't a Nylander.