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#6 Nick
I hate putting Nick here. He almost certainly deserves better. On the bright side, be glad I don't have Jared's unrealistic standards. He probably would've put Nick in 8th, seeing as Jared wanted Nick to transform into this offensive juggernaut who developed a twisted wrister with pinpoint accuracy from the blueline and even tried to convince Nick that he "HAD" to do all this if we were to make any run at the finals. Nick never even came close to satisfying Jared's fantasy. Now, Nick has shown some consistency in the ability to make sweet passes but, the reason Nick is 6th this year is because of his level of defense. The words "not great" come to mind. In fact this is the first year where you could say Nick has performed below his expected level of defense. If I didn't know any better, I'd say that Nick wasn't trying as hard with Brett in goal and harbored some resentment towards him ever since Brett demanded a trade off his team right before the Haverhill Cup. And this especially shined through when Nick snapped at Brett after a bad giveaway yelling "I KNOW WHAT I DID!" What Nick should be slightly worried about is that Jared will eventually be right. Can you say skippy fin fin? Better start working on your E.J. renditions Nick. It's your only hope.
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I wish Brett giving nick a demeaning pat on the back with his stick mid game was caught on camera. That shot that went 50 feet high out of the rink should've been focused on more too. Nick is the last player we have who has any chance of getting better, time for some hockey drills!
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