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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
My gut feeling on poolparty. He doesn't have an NHL brain pan, he has no clue where the seams are on the ice. His shoot vs pass decision making is terrible. And if he's not putting up points, he's wandering around the ice aimlessly.
I see a lot of Yak in him, except Yak maybe had a better motor.
There are little things about Poolparty as well. You can blame the Oilers all you want on the cultural issues or language issues, but it says a lot that he didn't take the bull by the horns and pay for english lessons.
I don't see NHL determination out of him either. He's going to be a great player in Europe.
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All fair points. Also a red flag for me was when Jarmo passed on him in the draft. Who knows, I still think it's the Oilers system but maybe it's him.
I still think Nuge is an upgrade on Bennett, and Brodie is a tradable asset given our depth, like djsflames said.