"All teams pre-scout and they know that they can jump our side man because he's just going to stand still or try to make the pretty little play without moving. And he's no threat to shoot, so he's nothing, he's a passer. And none of our side guys are big guys. If he's going to stand still and he's not big enough to win a fight for the puck and never shoots, you … pretty much nullify that play. We have to get moving and we have to be a threat to shoot."
Quinn on the power play. Brule is a shooter, but he's not a sure playmaker. Gagner can shoot but is always pass first. Maybe Hemsky wasn't the problem after all, eh?
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Derek Zona
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Huh, I was going to say that Quinn’s description applies to both Gagner and Hemsky. Quinn’s words virtually echo the one complaint I had about Hemsky on the PP, which was that on many nights he was too passive, wouldn’t attack the box, would just stick to the boards and feed the puck (which roughly translates to “Ales Hemsky is a bad, bad man” :). Mind you, he was better at that than anybody currently left standing, and he won his share of battles for the puck, but he was far more effective on nights that he moved his feet off the boards and forced the box to respect him as a threat to shoot as well as pass.
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Given the passers that the Oilers have in Hemsky and Gagner and Penner, I really wish they’d operate from below the goal line.
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