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Originally Posted by looooob
The fact is McDavid took a step up as a defensive player this year, improving his slot defence. Draisaitl is a strong defender when he puts his mind to it. I don’t know what did or didn’t happen with Yzerman, but McDavid and Draisiatl continue to progress as two-way players. I’d like to see them both centre their own lines, as that is how Edmonton will get the most out of both of them. I expect we’ll see much more of that in 2021-22.
this is a particularly new hot fresh take...we'll see... (and isn't 'when he puts his mind to it' part of the problem? presumably almost any NHLer , especially with size can be a strong defender when they put their mind to it?)
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Yup...he is great "when he puts his mind to it"....is just an amazing spin. That is quite literally the problem with both the MVP guys...they are not committed to 200' games and it was never as obvious as it was this last 4 games.
It is what we saw here with a couple guys the last 2 seasons. Our guys just dont have the same offensive chops so are rightfully blasted for it.
There just seems to be zero accountability among those who are tasked to hold the teams feet to the fire up North.