Quoting: Db_2984
-Do you see Berglund as an NHL roster player right now?
I think its certainly possible, maybe even likely. He's played in a very good pro league for 4 years now, I think he'll be like Marino / Bear and be able to step right in. And I think Klefbom is the right partner for him... I set up the pairings showing Jones-Larsson as the 3rd pair, but we've already seen them playing 2nd pair together this year (when Klefbom was out) and they did very well. As I see it, the Oilers would have three "2nd"pairings. Nurse-Bear were nearly able to saw off against the toughest comp this year, if Tippett was able to spread their workload to the other pairings equally I think all three would have positive possession and goal metrics.
And if Berglund isn't ready to make the jump, Bouchard is. I just wanted to switch things up a little.
Quoting: Db_2984
-What did you think of Slepyshev when he played with the Oilers before? I always loved his hard shot, but I never thought he equaled the sum of his parts. I hope that he can be like Dadonov and be better the second time around.
I've always liked him and remember thinking that McLellen didn't give him much of a chance to settle in with a skill center. For some odd reason, Tmac preferred Caggiula. His On-Ice GF/60 was pretty decent with those men, despite the lack of opportunity:
with McDavid: 4.74 GF/60 | 56.25 GF% | 113:52 TOI
with Draisaitl: 2.46 GF/60 | 50.00 GF% | 170:46 TOI
with Nugent-Hopkins: 3.60 GF/60 | 70.00 GF% | 116:34 TOI
He spent the bulk of his time playing wing for Caggiula, Letestu and Strome, with much worse results.
I think he's grown as a player and would love to see him back in Oilers silks. Reportedly Holland has offered him a 1 year contract in the $1.0 - 1.4M range. We'll see...