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Maybe this is a dumb observation but it seems like most of the micro-stats for the Oilers top-six wingers are pretty bad in the passing department- Kane, Yamamoto, Puljujarvi and Hyman all have below average passing metrics. RNH (someone who is not always on the wing nor in the top six) is the one that has okay passing metrics. Kane might be a red herring, but Hyman was a much better passer on the leafs. Is that just as simple as saying "the Oilers wingers are bad at passing" or is there something fundamentally weird about playing with McDavid and Draisaitl that's going to lead to bad passing metrics?

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Sounds like a great set of assets for a third liner - the kind of player championship teams look for at the deadline to improve their depth

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So basically what the stats are saying is that he's an elite level player cursed with (very)low hockey IQ. He can't see the ice fast enough on NHL level, in an NHL rink, and that is why his passing game is so terrible. He's doomed to be pretty much the player he's now if that's the case.

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Lol no.. the exact opposite.

You don’t end up in the exact right place to make all those puck pressures and miss all those chances because of poor hockey IQ.

If anything this shows a player who’s skill level is below his IQ level. He can do everything right in the creation of a dangerous chance and then just flub the finish… or on the opposite side his defensive plays negating more of the other teams chances is yet another sign of good hockey IQ, being in the right places and positions and preventing chances against.

Everything about Jesse’s game currently screams “high hockey IQ, low passing/shooting skill”.

A low IQ high skill version of Jesse can execute all the passes and finishes but wouldn’t get the opportunities in large numbers because he’s never in the right place. Jesse is the other way around.

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