Edler was good on the point in 2010 and 2011. The last 6 years since then have been a disaster. He has never been a PPQB, and he has never been a point man who can be setup for a one-timer bomb. He routinely fumbles the puck at the blueline, he rarely gets shots through, and when he does they aren't on net. Those are the consistencies.Jovocop wrote:Edler used to be good at the point. For whatever reasons, he seems to be a step behind in everything in the last few seasons (aging?). I would guess around 75% of his shots hit shin pads these days.Todd Bersnoozi wrote:Well, other than Sami Salo and Yanick Weber, we have not had a point man with the bomb shot the last few years. Edler's is pretty good I guess, but is inconsistent and makes a fair share of mistakes. Not sure if some of the best PP quarterbacks today have a great shot from the point (ie: Keith/Karlsson).5thhorseman wrote: Yup, cos there's nothing more dangerous than a point-man threatening a killer pass!
Some would point to Edler's stat line and his points to argue that he is/was better than I give him credit for. Don't overlook the fact that he has, by and large, been married to the Sedin line in terms of PP unit deployment and TOI in general. He has tallied plenty of points where he gets the second assist. Sure this can be attributed to plenty of players, but my point is that Edler hasn't been much good on the PP for the last half decade.