None of the veteran Montreal players are worth much, due to their poor level of play, said former Oilers player Georges Laraque, a close observer of the Habs, and that includes Edmundson, on Oilers Now on Friday.
As for Edmundson specifically, Edmundson said, “Joel Edmundson — and this is no word of a lie — his back is done.
Strudwick said on Thursday’s podcast that he’d like to see the Oil get a left-shot d-man with some bite, like Adam Larsson used to have here on the right side.
I’ve talked to some people out there and they think he could play in your Top 4, he’s just having a tough time on that team.
To have a credible opinion on any trade target you must — and this is the absolute minimum — have watched them play 20 or 30 times this season and kept careful notes of their skills and performance.
When it comes to Oil trade targets, Edmundson has the lowest points per 60 at even strength, just 0.3 per 60, ranking him 198 out of 212 NHL d-men who have played more than 250 5-on-5 minutes this year.
But when it comes to blocked shots per 60, Edmundson is ahead of Schenn, 6.1 per 60 for a 15th overall ranking for Edmundson, 4.9 per 60 for Schenn, 52nd overall.
For Oiler comparisons, he hits with the same low frequency as Brett Kulak, blocks shots with the same low frequency as Evan Bouchard and Philip Broberg, and puts up points with the same low frequency as Cody Ceci.
But, again, these are numbers earned by all the players on the ice, not just the two d-men, and are heavily influenced by the quality of competition and zone starts.
Laraque isn’t one to pull his punches and can over-state things at times in his enthusiasm, but he’s got solid knowledge about the Montreal team, so I put some weight in his assessment of Edmundson’s value.
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