OSCAR MOLLER
This season: 13 games, 1 goal, 3 assists, 2 penalty minutes, 14:36 average ice time.
The good: All of the positives that were in Moller’s game in the previous two seasons were apparent again. He’s a hard worker, a fearless skater and an offensive-minded player who has the mentality of taking the puck to the net, even if he means getting hit. Moller, despite his relative lack of size, isn’t afraid to mix things up in front of the net and in the corners. Moller spent the bulk of the season with the Manchester Monarchs and totaled 23 goals — his highest total as a professional — in 59 games.
The bad: All of the negatives that were in Moller’s game in the previous two seasons were apparent again. His heart, and willingness to go to the tough areas, is not questioned, but in hard-nosed games, Moller still finds it difficult to keep the puck on his stick and create, with big NHL defenders bearing down on him. Moller can be effective in a handful of games, but then seems to get a bit worn down with prolonged use.
Going forward: Through his play, Moller needs to find a spot, and quickly. His talent, and size, suggests that he must be used as a top-six forward, and the Kings have apparently decided that Moller’s future is on the wing, not at center. That said, he needs to show that he can score enough, and be consistent enough, to stick in the NHL. Moller is only 22, so there’s still time, but at some point in the near future, he needs to take a significant step forward.
C+ only because he plays with heart. I’m not sure whether he can find a way to be effective at the NHL level.
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jkking Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 4:48 pm
@Brownkingsfan, that’s what i gave him. i hope the little viking comes back bigger and faster.
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I thought Moller was OK – part of it in my opinion was due to who he was matched with. i think Moller has his best chance to succeed playing with a couple of big bodies that can occupy defenders and give Moller some time to maneuver.
i agree with Rich that Moller is going to have to find a way to score in order to stay with the Kings. there is too much talent to keep him up the middle so he’ll have to make it on the wing or DL should think about moving him.
i think it’s worth giving him a half a season on the wing in Manchester and see how he does. i could be wrong but i believe he played much of the year at center in Manchester this last year.
to me, Moller would be someone i might consider packaging with Martinez to try and land a top-6 wing.
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number 6 Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 4:38 pm
@Dave,
You’re highly unlikely to get a top 6 wing for them. Martinez is a keeper. We know that, but another team, good scouts or not would have to be pretty persuaded and less than one year to show what you can do is not enough imo to land a top 6 forward…. especially a wing which is really what this team needs.
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Dave Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 8:16 pm
@number 6, i’m not necessarily talking about a proven 30-goal guy. i’m thinking a younger player that hasn’t totally established themselves yet but has that kind of skill. someone like sam gagne for instance.
i think teams are really looking for puck-moving d-men. how else can you explain the crazy money Paul Martin got? or Hamhuis. i know it sounds crazy, but teams these days value puck-moving d-men more than goal scoring wings.
i wouldn’t move Martinez for a pick or for something we already have (bottom 6 guy) but i think he and Moller would fetch a nice top-6 wing.
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He is a player that if he was gone you would be ok with but if he goes to anoter team he will become a 25 to 30 goal kind of player
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It’s sad. Everybody likes Moller and roots for him to do well. He’s putting shots on goal but can’t find the back of the net. Hopefully when he finally scores the flood gates will open.
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They say Loktionov is like him but that’s false…I see Moller get decked at least 3 times a game
I can’t even recall 3 times Loktionov fell from a check all season
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Kings x Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 7:13 pm
@Paul G, Courtesy of Bobby Ryan
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Puckn-A Reply:
May 6th, 2011 at 3:17 am
@Paul G, no he just requires shoulder surgery every 5 games played lol.
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Nobody can question his work ethic or heart, but he appears a bit short on talent for his size. I gave him a C, but I just don’t see a future for him in the NHL as of yet.
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Moller needs to find the magic hammer Mjolnir. Than the scoring begins anew. So be it!!
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I’m tired of hearing how Moller is just too small for the NHL.
He is about the same size as Richardson, an inch shorter but heavier than Williams, and outweighs Simmonds!
Kings should give him a legit chance for an extended run and if he comes up short (pun intended), cut him loose to Sweden.
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LBlocal Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 6:10 pm
Agree with your assessment. Of the top 50 NHL All-Time points scoring list, the following players are all 5’11″ or less.
(Oscar Moller… Height 5.11 — Weight 182)
Marcel Dionne… Height 5.08 — Weight 185 – 1,771 NHL points
Steve Yzerman… Height 5.11 — Weight 185 – 1,755 NHL points
Stan Mikita….. Height 5.09 — Weight 169 – 1,467 NHL points
Bryan Trottier.. Height 5.11 — Weight 195 – 1,425 NHL points
Adam Oates…… Height 5.11 — Weight 190 – 1,420 NHL points
Doug Gilmour…. Height 5.11 — Weight 175 – 1,414 NHL points
Brett Hull…… Height 5.10 — Weight 200 – 1,391 NHL points
Bobby Hull…… Height 5.10 — Weight 191 – 1,170 NHL, 638 WHA points
Denis Savard…. Height 5.10 — Weight 170 – 1,338 NHL points
Alex Delvecchio. Height 5.11 — Weight 180 – 1,281 NHL points
Dino Ciccarelli. Height 5.10 — Weight 180 – 1,200 NHL points
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight. It’s the size of the fight in the dog.
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Kingsfanone Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 6:36 pm
@LBlocal,
Nicely said!
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Token Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 7:02 pm
@LBlocal, Great List!
One could argue that the game has changed, defensemen got bigger but tell that to:
Cammalleri, Tyler Ennis, Derek Roy, Marty St Louis, etc.
Heck, Ennis is 150# wet with full gear on.
It ain’t size that is holding back the lil’ Viking.
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Dominick Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 7:04 pm
@LBlocal, @Token,
Agree. It’s about playing a heavy game. TM throws that term, and being strong on his stick around, but its totally aplicable with Moller, who needs to play this way if he hopes to survive in the NHL. Even if your 6’0 ft tall, there’s guys that are 6’2″ and way 30 pounds more. Even 6’2″ guys have a hard time slowing down Williams. Simmers can take the puck, or play keep away from guys 25 pounds heavier on any given night. You can teach skill, but you can’t teach size. Something a player just has to figure out on his own. Palfy was 5’11″ 180 pnds, but was a guy you could build your offense around.
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Ravens Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 8:07 pm
@LBlocal, Moller would not have as much of a problem if he played on the Islanders, he has everything it takes, however we TM is preaching a defence first offence, so Moller has to do more checking than most guys his size, which is a good thing, I don’t want to be the Isles, having said that does anyone know who Selanne’s doctor is? maybe Moller could go see him to bulk up (LOL)
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Dominick Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 9:17 pm
@Ravens, Interesting take. I wonder how many of those little guys played in a defense first system. Yzerman was definately on some great defensive teams, but not defense first. They still played a left wing lock, possesion game.
Kings x Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 7:15 pm
@Token, There are some smaller players who can play in this league despite their stature. St. Louis is a good example right now. Putting moller on that list is a travesty to hockey regardless of your point
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Token Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 8:38 pm
@Kings x, Pardon me for stepping on the MSL pedestal!
Marty spent 4 years in the minors, and then slowly progressed over another 3 years before he broke out into the star player that he is today. Hats off to him.
Sorry, but the facts do make these mentions relevant.
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Dominick Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 9:01 pm
@Token, 2 years. 3rd year he spent 17 in the minors, 56 with the big boys, and never looked back. Been a premier player ever since he signed with Tampa the next year. I remember reading articles back in 01 about how this little guy was so good.
Token Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 11:50 pm
@Dominic, the MSL stats excerpt from his Wikipedia page. Don’t know if it will format well when I post but I think it illustrates well that it took him 7 years to reach a 90+ point season.
1997–98 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 56 16 34 50 24 — — — — —
1997–98 Saint John Flames AHL 25 15 11 26 20 20 5 15 20 16
1998–99 Saint John Flames AHL 53 28 34 62 30 7 4 4 8 2
1998–99 Calgary Flames NHL 13 1 1 2 10 — — — — —
1999–00 Saint John Flames AHL 17 15 11 26 14 — — — — —
1999–00 Calgary Flames NHL 56 3 15 18 22 — — — — —
2000–01 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 78 18 22 40 12 — — — — —
2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 53 16 19 35 20 — — — — —
2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 82 33 37 70 32 11 7 5 12 0
2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 82 38 56 94 24 23 9 15 24 14
Dominick Reply:
May 6th, 2011 at 12:17 am
@Token,
Your absolutely right on it taking him 7 years to reach to reach 90. I just was making the statement that he didn’t play that long in the minors, 2years and some change. I added the other statement because I believed he was already considered a premier player before he scored 90. His first 40 point season had already raised eyebrows. Definately his first 33 goal, 70 point season made him the rallying cry for small players as he became the little engine that could.
His first year in Tampa I read a very popular article of how being so small, nobody ever believed that he would ever make it to the NHL. Their he was living the dream.
My take on Moller:
If you’re going to be undersized in today’s NHL, then you better have real elite level finesse skill, or be super strong for your size. Examples for the first would be Patrick Kane. You don’t even have to have that level of ridiculous finesse skill, because no one else really does, but you have to have a high level there. For example, Nazim Kadri, he’s undersized, which is why he’s not playing in the NHL yet, but he does have that really high level stickhandling, and playmaking ability, in order to one day potentially succeed, and be that player in the Patrick Kane mold. He even started to flourish a bit towards the end of the season.
The other example is the Brad Marchand type of player. Small, but 1, really fast, and 2, really strong for his size. He can cycle. Unlike Moller, he doesn’t get knocked off the puck so easily along the boards. And of course, Marchand also has enough stick skill to make skill plays. Also he has good hockey sense.
The problem with Moller is he is neither of these things. He’s fast and skilled, but he doesn’t really have that high level skill even of a Kadri. Good hands, but not great. Good skater, but he’s no Patrick Marleau. He doesn’t have enough elite finesse skill to make up for his lack of size, at least to be a top 6 forward. I would disagree that he can’t be a good 3rd line winger. You need scoring on your 3rd line anyway.
And he’s not strong enough to be the Brad Marchand type of undersized player right now.
So, if he’s going to succeed, I mean one way to put it is he has to either get a lot stronger, or even quicker and shiftier. It might not be possible to do either of these things though.
The one other option I see is for him to just sort of become a hybrid of everything. Like, you’re too small to really be a good player with your size on its own, you don’t quite have that elite level quickness and finesse needed to dominate with finesse on its own, etc etc, but become just good enough at everything that, because of the combination of everything, you can be successful. Like, be Brayden Schenn. I don’t think Oscar Moller is ever going to have that one skill that’s elite, that he can rely on to dominate, like Stamkos has with his shot, like Kane has with his stickhandling, for example. So in lieu of not being great at any one thing, Moller needs to become “good” at everything. And that really includes defense. Because unless he gains a lot of muscle and becomes much better on the cycle, he’s not going to produce a ton on offense. I think there’s a much longer way for him to go to become a 60 point offensive player than there is for him to become a 40-45 point, really solid 2-way winger, someone who’s a plus 3rd liner, and can step in on the 2nd line when you need him to.
But, with that said, Oscar’s only 22. Oscar, if you’re reading this, I don’t want to put a ceiling on your potential. You are very fast, and you have good hands, and you’re a smart player. You absolutely have the potential to be a top 6 forward, but you need to start improving, and fast. You’re fast, but you need to be faster. You’re agile and you have good hands, but you need to make them even quicker. And most of all, in my opinion, you need to work those legs that crazy. Patrick Kane, who I mentioned, is no bigger than you, and he even slacks off fitness wise a bit, but he doesn’t get knocked off the puck like you do, because he has such underrated leg strength. You need to turn those legs into big trees. If you turn your weakness, cycling, into a strength, I think that’s your ticket. If you look at someone like Marcel Goc, he’s very good at keeping the puck behind the net. He’s not big, but he just enough strength that, combined with his agility, allows him to be very underrated at cycling the puck.
So, if I were you, that’s what I’m working on, harder than ever. If you work harder than you ever have these next two seasons, it may be difficult, but then you’ve crossed that bridge, you’ve gotten past that roadbump, and it will be easier from there. Work your hardest for two years, and you’re an NHLer. Don’t work your hardest, you may never make it, and then you have to work for much longer.
So Moller needs to work on length strength, overall strength, cycling skills, and if he can get a little faster, work on shot velocity, and quicken those hands a bit too, I think he can become a good NHL player.
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Token Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 7:11 pm
@Dillix, And to add to your very well thought out post:
We already have Wayne Simmonds that does all that you said with a touch more upside.
I can see Moller being the extra skater that goes in when Westgarth is not needed next season.
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number 6 Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 7:55 pm
@Dillix,
Long post but very well thought out. To me, I hate to go there, but DL, if he’s gonna use a high 2nd rounder on OM then he had better already possess one of the qualities that you mention above. And even after several years as a pro it’s not clear that he has one in spades. Can he develop one of them…. ah, I suppose any thing is possible but it’s gonna take serious work on his part.
Otherwise, not for him to worry. If he does’t make it with the Kings, every good chance he’ll fly with another club and get his 18-23 goals. (sounds mean when I say it, but that isn’t my intention).
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thustable Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 8:43 pm
@Dillix, have no time to read a book
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Dominick Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 8:44 pm
@Dillix,
Nice post! I think Mollers strength is that he does a lot of things well. Unfortunately it’s also his weakness that he doesn’t specialize in any one area, and over excell at it, in any elite way. His speed is probably his best marketable skill, but being knocked off the puck kind of nuetralizes it. He’s young, so maybe he’ll find out how to put it all together in time, and make it all work.
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Player-X Reply:
May 6th, 2011 at 10:36 am
@Dillix, Moller and size: size is there to be capable, but of course he is not the largest guy around. He needs to develop more “tehnique” in the corners, he doesn’t use his body to shield the puck, he leans and pokes instead of getting in tight and low, and he hurries into confrontations inviting a big hit when he could match the arrival time and go for stick control first. He is not there now, I don’t really think he will ever get there, but his size is not what is holding him back, it is simply a factor that he needs to accomodate.
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Dominick Reply:
May 6th, 2011 at 2:36 pm
@Player-X,
He does seem to reach and poke an awful lot. He does that along the boards from behind alot. Maybe because he lacks the size, and strength to hit and pin.
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This sounds very similar to what was being said about T. Purcell some years ago. Look at what happened once he started playing with the top 6 in TB. Terry Murray is a pre-lockout type of coach who still employs the same system that’s not working post lockout.
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Pesus Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 7:38 pm
@KingMe,
Cant agree more! I hope there is a coach evaluation after Rich gets thru the players. Dont think OM will help this team as long as TM is in charge. He will get a shot in a different system and maybe score some goals. He works hard, I hope he gets that chance.
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CB14 Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 8:43 pm
@Pesus, He will definately score goals in the NHL, just not in TM’s outdated system. Put him in Edmonton or with the NYI and he’s a 20 to 30 goal scorer. I hate to see him being wasted with TM as our coach.
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Mollerfan Reply:
May 6th, 2011 at 3:22 pm
@CB14, He’s going to be Mike Cammalleri and ted purcell all over again!
I like Moller but he just has a hard time positionally against the bigger players. Seems he really struggles protecting the puck along the boards and down low. I don’t think it’s just a question of strength but getting a feel for the players around him who often seem to be able to poke the puck away or simply strip it off his stick. He needs to get a feel for he faster game and react accordingly.
Hopefully, he works his tail off this summer and comes in prepared.
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too small for this league, period
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number 6 Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 7:51 pm
@Harty,
Well obviously you’re wrong about that. If you’re just talking stature there are eight to ten other players in the league who do well if you’re just talking size. It’s way more than that.
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CB14 Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 8:44 pm
@Harty, Too small for TM’s system yes, but not too small for the NHL.
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I am really torn about him. He is the kind of offensively minded forward the Kings desperately need, but not sure he has the size and tools for NHL level play. I would like to see him get another shot, but I have the feeling we are going to be seeing him in a different organization in the not too distant future.
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Look at a guy like michael cammalleri. Similar size – why can’t Moller succeed and be small?
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Dan H. Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 7:06 pm
@coops2you,
Because a lot of these guys like Westgarth who’s big and can’t do anything…that’s what I get out of it.
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Kings x Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 7:17 pm
@coops2you, He doesn’t have It.
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Pesus Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
@coops2you,
Like Dillix pointed out above he doesnt do anything great and he is weak on the puck. Camm can pick the top shelf with his eyes closed
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It’s such a waste – we took him from Manchester, didn’t use him, and Manchester was eliminated. I think it would have been so much better for a whole lot of players if we’d have left him down there.
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He is too small, and in this system he will continue to be ineffective and can’t flourish.
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Off with his head!!!
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SLIM Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 10:19 pm
@Ravens,
Burn him on the stake..
We all know Sweedes can’t play with the game of Hockey..
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Scot Reply:
May 6th, 2011 at 1:46 am
@SLIM,
That’s what scares me about possibly shipping him to a better situation for him in a trade.. We haven’t had many Swedes of recent years, outside of Matty Norstrom, Freddy Modin, briefly, and Ersberg, a goalie. And we all know Swedes are smart players.
We have a good young Swede, and there is no doubt he’s a high IQ hockey player. If he’s utilized in the right system, he can be very effective. I’m not saying any coach should change the entire system just to accomodate one prospect, but it would certainly behoove the entire team. Moller, and many other Kings forwards would have more of a chance to excel.
It’s easy to say “Good for Purcell, good for Moulson, good for Boyle,” for figuring it out in different systems, but there comes a time when those start to look like ‘oopsies’ when they start piling up. And if you add Moller to that list, that would really be a shame. Those are some pretty good players (Moulson, 30 goal scorer twice now) we have kind of just “let go” for nothing.
I bet if you were to put Oscar Moller in Detroit, his point totals would go way up.
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He isn’t too small, it’s the system.
Over and over in these player evaluations I keep seeing comments that someone’s production has dropped off, or they haven’t been able to grab the opportunities they have been given (with some exceptions). However, all of the Kings players are being asked to take care of defense first, then worry about scoring later (after dumping the puck in and chasing of course). Question: How did this change of philosophy to be more ‘Kings-like’ work out for the Capitals in the playoffs?
The problem with the Kings isn’t lack of talent anymore, or lack of work ethic. It’s lack of flexibility in the coaching philosophy. Yes, I know TM coached us into the playoffs two years running. Question: How much of this is due to the overall roster improvement, rather than TM?.
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CB14 Reply:
May 5th, 2011 at 10:07 pm
@ForumFan,
Question 1 answer: Not very well.
Question 2 answer: Most of it is due to the roster improvement. I give TM credit for the Kings defensive improvements the last 3 years, but his offensive “system”, if you can call it that, is non-existant. I’ve never coached hockey, and only played through high school, but I could of devised a “system” where you dump the puck in the other teams zone and then chase after it. It doesn’t take a hockey genius to come up with that system.
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PP Anybody? Reply:
May 6th, 2011 at 12:42 am
@ForumFan, I’m glad at least one other person on here seems to see a similar picture of what I see.
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Moller will never fit in under Terry Murray. Constantly putting a player like Moller into plays along the boards will only end in failure. His game is in the middle of the ice, where he can use his skating to avoid getting creamed. He will never get bigger or stronger, or play any “heavier”. This is one of those player situations that reminds me of why I have problems with TM. There is one system, one mold, and if a player doesn’t fit it, no matter how much talent or hard work they may show, it just doesn’t work out. Chalk Moller up to one of those we wind up letting go to find success under a different coach on a different team.
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nykingfan Reply:
May 6th, 2011 at 8:52 am
@PP Anybody?,
Moller was too easily knocked off the puck.
If you noticed during the Sharks series, it was difficult for anyone to try and carry the puck thru the neutral zone with any success. Those who tried, usually failed and led to a turnover and a scoring chance against.
The middle of the ice is no place for a smaller guy to be in the western conference.
The outcome of games are determined by the dot to board play, not the spectacular rushes or fancy moves in the neutral zone.
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PP Anybody? Reply:
May 6th, 2011 at 12:12 pm
@nykingfan, the middle o the ice is the only place for a little player. Moller was knocked off the puck along the boards where he can be pinned and neutralized. You miss the entire point. He will not simpl get stronger on his stick. Doesn’t mean he can’t be effective, just means he is being wasted.
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ForumFan Reply:
May 6th, 2011 at 9:16 am
@PP Anybody?,
How would MSL or SS of Tampa do under TM’s system, or any other of a number of skilled, smaller players in the NHL? Sorry but I am tired of hearing about Kings players with potential who ‘didn’t grab the opportunity’, when in fact their skills and attributes are not being properly utilized.
Good coaching is not about teaching everyone one way to play and sticking to it no matter what. Successful coaches (or managers) in any endeavor find ways to best use their resources. It’s about motivating, and putting people in a position to be successful, while providing what they need to achieve results.
Moller has not gotten a fair shake. Sitting on the bench during the playoffs while watching Parse take his place must have been very hard. If my memory is accurate Moller played in our best game of the series, the 4-0 win in San Jose. Lastly it is completely unrealistic to expect a small, skilled player to score when he is spending all of his ice time pinned against the boards ‘cycling’ (not exactly prime goal scoring territory).
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Beast88 Reply:
May 9th, 2011 at 7:53 am
@PP Anybody?, Couldn’t agree more with this post. TM wants all his weapons to be the same caliber — north-south hard-nosed blah blah blah. Whenever Moller made things happen, he’d get benched or sent down a game or two later. He never got a real chance this year and I doubt he ever will unless the organization leadership changes.
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I gave him a D+
That probably was a little too low, but I just don’t see him being a King for very much longer. While we saw Lewis/Martinez take giant leaps from where they were, we didn’t see the same from Oscar. In all fairness, he didn’t get much of a shot, but when you’re a fringe player which he has become, you have to take advantage of those small opportunities. He didnt!
When Kopi went down, we needed him to become that top 6 guy, but he didn’t score, nor did he create much. The effort was there, but the production wasn’t and that’s the bottom line.
I don’t think he’ll be back next year.
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The little viking lives. Every year he is getting better. He’ll be a fulltimer in two years
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I look forward to Moller and Loktionov working TOGETHER in a Kings uniform. Injury has prohibited that to date, but their work together in Manchester was fantastic. Great chemistry. Give them a chance here, and the cream will rise to the top.
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Ari Reply:
May 6th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
@Marc Nathan, I do too – but how can they in TM’s restrictive system? I would hate to see guys like OM go, because our team would just be filled with big, slow bodies who scrape off of the boards and try to chip in an ugly goal.
Our system us designed for a low offense-skilled roster. Though the defense first is a good foundation, we got assets in the cusp – it’s time to evolve and take it to the next level.
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Ari Reply:
May 6th, 2011 at 4:59 pm
@Ari, Plus, a team of Zueses, Penners, Stolls, Smythes aren’t always the most fun to watch.
Not knocking these guys, who are fantastic, just saying, it’s good to diversify.
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The new D system the caps played nock them out of the playoffs… The total offance they used in the past Knock them out too! Two-way Hockey that Tampa used is going to take them to the finals.
I hope TM is learning something here, his system will not take us to others rounds… Tampa vs SJ in the finals. I hoping it would be the caps…
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He is just too small…end of story! You can’t compare the smaller players of old in an age of 240 lb agile dmen putting you through the boards every shift.
Oscar is still young and I would give him another year to improve. My guess is he will get an opportunity with another show team that’s rebuilding, since we don’t have the space for him as we are getting closer and closer to legitimately competing for the SC.
As for Purcell, happy for this kid….but look who his line mates are. He has good skills but was never going to get a chance in LA to play with the likes of martin st. louis and vincent lecavalier…
A) We don’t have players like those two.
B) Everyone on this board can score 20 goals playing with those two guys.
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We’ll continue to see players fail to impress in TM’s system.
We were supposed to be rebuilding but we are getting caught up with trying to be a contender by being good at 1 aspect of the game.
Ironically, our defendinng goes south in the playoffs and big-bodied players continue to do squat.
I’d like to see a new direction. Moller needs to get a shot at becoming a good Kings player and he’ll struggle to ever get a fair shot under TM and DL.
This magnifies the confused nature of DL who drafted this kid who is NOT a TM type of player. Are we now going to adjust our draft style to suit a coach who could be gone at any time?
Moller epitomizes, for me, everything TM and DL do wrong.
While I like making the playoffs we’ve become that borderline, middling team in a parity ridden league, and we’ll get mid-round picks making it unlikely we get a game-breaker through the draft.
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