My brother's theory was Ryder would put away his bong for the playoffs
Player Discussion Jake DeBrusk IV: The debate rages forth
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Over the volcano
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Seems right to meMy brother's theory was Ryder would put away his bong for the playoffs
That's kind of up to him
3 goals and two assists in his last 6 games.
DeBrusk is back!
DeBrusk is back!
Mick Riddleton
“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
Jake is a keeper, I was not sure during the year but we need this kind of player.
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I like the Ryder comparison from someone earlier. I was always willing to live with Ryder being a lazy/disinterested player in regular season as long as he brought it in the playoffs, which he did. If Jake can step it up when it matters then I'm willing to live with his streakiness as well.
Mick Riddleton
“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.”
Good thing is maybe they do not have to break the bank to sign him. He is young and it took Bergy and Eriksson a few years to get over their concussions. He is going to the net and that is what he does well. Regardless if it was going wide, he was in the right spot. Now if Pasta can match his intensity they may be unstoppable.
Greek_physique
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You can tell he needs to score goals in order to feel more confident...he's hitting, skating and make better decisions.
ooooooooooooooooozing with confidence right now. Having him on the 3rd line is a luxury at this point.
ooooooooooooooooozing with confidence right now. Having him on the 3rd line is a luxury at this point.
Jake has been good- where has this guy been lurking all season? I am not ready to declare the guy back and badass yet, as two games is just two games, but he's been really good. Someone said it best above- this is what we know the guy can do and so it's doubly frustrating when he doesn't show up which has been a lot of the time.
Remain a DeBrusk detractor for several reasons, but good for him. He's apparently hustling, and contributing.
MarbleMist
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This could be the greatest redemption story since Bill Murray became a nice guy in Groundhog Day.
BAD BOY
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We need this version of Debrusk. He’s actually going to the net more with force. He brings a different look for the B’s when he plays like this. I don’t know what he was doing all season but it couldn’t come at a better time.
MattFromFranklin
Fire Sweeney and Neely
He’s going to the net more. That’s how he scores nearly all of his goals. When he’s floating on the perimeter and not in front of/around the net he’s not much of a threat to score.
The maddening thing is why he doesn’t do that all the time.
I hear you, but he's doing it now and that's what matters. I hope he keeps it up.
Flannelman
Quiet, Gnashgab.
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The goal was nice but I thought his shifts were consistent. Just keep chipping away shift after shift.
Over the volcano
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Liked his forecheck on the goal as much as the goal itself. He made the play happen and capitalized on it
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Happy birthday to Jake!
And what a great start thus far. Preseason then a goal in the first regular season game. Keep it rolling kid!
And what a great start thus far. Preseason then a goal in the first regular season game. Keep it rolling kid!
ODAAT
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his two preseason goals and the one last night all scored in tight, when he`s playing with focus, he drives to the net, when he`s MIA which he has been too often in his career, he is nowhere to be found. We are seeing the good Jake, it`s on him to play with consistency and that consistency isn`t only when he`s scoring. What he needs to address most is when things aren`t going his way offensively, he needs to bare down and remain focused on his play in all 3 zones
LouJersey
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He got 88 pct of his starts in the o zone. I like that strategy
Montecristo
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Good goal from him yesterday. Needs to do more net front stuff and less shooting from the high slot off the rush. Hes not good enough to pick a corner 30 times a year. Needs to get to the unpleasant spots on the ice if hes gonna rack them up. His hand eye is elite. Needs to be more of a rebound collector/puck tipper than a sniper. Hope hes finally succumbed to that reality this season. If so he’ll be very good
missingchicklet
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Biggest worry I had about Jake going into this season was that he would continue to play tentative and scared. When he plays that way he is useless. Last night he played with confidence and was not tentative at all. Jake is a very good player when he is hard charging. Take out the goal Jake scored, and his performance was still very strong.
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DominicT
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In fairness how many o zone starts vs d zone starts did the team have?
Didn't all 6 d men also have more o zone starts than d zone?
I will admit, I haven't looked. But the eye test tells me it was lopsided.
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