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thefoss1957 · 08-09-2020, 05:19 PM

Looking at the Guy's facial reaction when he lost the draft lottery, and Edmonton popped up, how can you give the guy a "leadership" role, when he, clearly, was distressed at the reality that he was heading to the Oil? Honestly, it doesn't take a College educated person who had classes in Psychology (which I actually am) to see that he was going to have to get used to the idea that he was going to be an Oiler. And dumping the total team responsibility, including moving Hall to make room for his "leadership" was wrong, wrong-headed, and an additional burden on the kid's development. Now, it is all on Edmonton, that they have stunted any potential growth into "leadership" by projecting qualities that he may not actually have, or may not have been ready to assume, before he settled into life at the NHL level.

I am not denying the guy's physical talent or skills, just questioning whether he could have been helped by an apprenticeship in leading an NHL squad. If one argues, that "there were no veteran players to mentor the kid", that is just further indictment of the front office ineptitude of the Oil.

If you point to my team, and say, well, it worked for Toews, you ignore that the 'Hawks left guys like Seabrook, Keith, and Sharp, and added Hossa, to relieve some of that "leadership" burden. And, again, indicts the Oil brain (or brainless) trust in setting McStatpad up to fail in that area of team play.

08-09-2020, 05:19 PM	#785
thefoss1957 Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago Native relocated to the stinking desert of Utah Exp:	Looking at the Guy's facial reaction when he lost the draft lottery, and Edmonton popped up, how can you give the guy a "leadership" role, when he, clearly, was distressed at the reality that he was heading to the Oil? Honestly, it doesn't take a College educated person who had classes in Psychology (which I actually am) to see that he was going to have to get used to the idea that he was going to be an Oiler. And dumping the total team responsibility, including moving Hall to make room for his "leadership" was wrong, wrong-headed, and an additional burden on the kid's development. Now, it is all on Edmonton, that they have stunted any potential growth into "leadership" by projecting qualities that he may not actually have, or may not have been ready to assume, before he settled into life at the NHL level. I am not denying the guy's physical talent or skills, just questioning whether he could have been helped by an apprenticeship in leading an NHL squad. If one argues, that "there were no veteran players to mentor the kid", that is just further indictment of the front office ineptitude of the Oil. If you point to my team, and say, well, it worked for Toews, you ignore that the 'Hawks left guys like Seabrook, Keith, and Sharp, and added Hossa, to relieve some of that "leadership" burden. And, again, indicts the Oil brain (or brainless) trust in setting McStatpad up to fail in that area of team play. __________________ "If the wine's not good enough for the cook, the wine's not good enough for the dish!" - Julia Child (goddess of the kitchen)