devilsblood
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Ya, I def think last year was a button pushing kind of season. His play certainly didn't warrant getting benched. Don't think those were short term moves by coach last year.Give Hynes some credit, though I think the Larsson trade opened up the opportunity, he pushed the right buttons with Severson from the looks of it last year. Knew he had this ability, and has had nothing but high praise for him this year.
Sevs has run with this opportunity and it's really fun to watch.
Believe Severson is an RFA at seasons end? Could also be another motivating factor for him.
I dunno, I would think sev's is motivated enough to just become a good hockey player. Doubt $$$ has clouded his vision just yet.
Severson isn't going to keep this (or anything close to it) up. He's playing very well, but he has 7 ES points on the 8 ES goals scored with him on the ice.
I don't think his play in the offensive zone has changed at all, it's just that the Devils finally have the horses to play the game in the neutral zone that Damon's wanted to play all along.
Clearly he won't maintain a near ppg pace, but no reason he won't keep his play at a high level. Or even get better as the season goes on. Still see some head scratcher passes from him that I expect he will clean up. Could also see continued improvement in his own end. I think a more physical side will come eventually, but prob not as fast as this season.
And I do think I've seen his play increase from last season to this. I thought he was fine last year, but he does appear better this season.
We can say it's a matter of horses that surround him, but he's as key as anyone right now. As evidenced in last nights game without Hall and Cam.