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 Adam
Messages: 6866
Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
6 Cups
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| Dragon_Matt wrote on Mon, 29 November 2021 09:55 |
Part of me wonders if his mind set changes when he's put on mcDavid's wing. "Better not screw this up... Better not take a penalty" and it results in him not playing the way we want him to.
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He hasn't played great for a couple years now, so I don't think it's simply that he's over-thinking when playing with 97. Most likely, I think he's inconsistent by nature, so can't count on him to bring a lot every game. I tend to agree that he's probably not suited to play the same minutes as McDavid and Draisaitl, which will take its toll when he's elevated. I think he's had several concussions, which may subconsciously make him a little more reluctant in some circumstances. And finally, honestly, I think he's a fourth liner being paid like a low end second liner - which causes some expectation issues for him.
For what it's worth, I think too much is made of "penalties 200 ft from your net" - which we hear as a criticism of Kassian and Yamamoto among others. You want people to play physical on the forecheck, and you're occasionally going to get penalties there. Some of those may be coachable moments - if you miss with the body, reaching with the long hook there probably doesn't make a lot of sense - but aggressive penalties should be excused to some extent as a cost of doing business. With Kassian, I'm more concerned with dumb penalties because he's trying to be over-aggressive to prove he's doing something, but honestly I haven't seen too much of that this season.
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