Player Discussion: Mathew Barzal

[Newsworthy]

Barzal needs to be better. He has scored once this season. The whole team needs to be better if they are trying to make the playoffs. Not getting help offensively is mind boggling.

 

[YearlyLottery]

Barzal needs to be better. He has scored once this season. The whole team needs to be better if they are trying to make the playoffs. Not getting help offensively is mind boggling.

He's got over a PPG. Your post is what is mind boggling here to me.

 

[Newsworthy]

He's got over a PPG. Your post is what is mind boggling here to me.

Barzal has never been a big goalscorer but to me an 8 goal pace is disappointing.

 

[Quickdraw2828]

Barzal needs to be better. He has scored once this season. The whole team needs to be better if they are trying to make the playoffs. Not getting help offensively is mind boggling.

I think he's going to score the game winner tonight.

 

[YearlyLottery]

Barzal has never been a big goalscorer but to me an 8 goal pace is disappointing.

Who in their right mind thinks that he is going to keep up that pace though? Like you don't actually think he only scores eight goals... Right?

 

[Isles Shawn]

Barzal has never been a big goalscorer but to me an 8 goal pace is disappointing.

He's also on an 82 assist pace, so he's got that going.

He may not get 82 assists but he's definitely scoring more than 8 goals. He's doing just fine.

 

[Newsworthy]

Who in their right mind thinks that he is going to keep up that pace though? Like you don't actually think he only scores eight goals... Right?

I wouldn't mind him being the next Henrik Sedin.

 

[Islesfan22]

Was really good tonight. Dominated puck possession and created plenty of chances.

 

[Richie Daggers Crime]

Was really good tonight. Dominated puck possession and created plenty of chances.

I thought he was good early on, but started crumbling in effectiveness as the game went on.

 

[majormet]

I thought he was good early on, but started crumbling in effectiveness as the game went on.

At some point that Dumoulin character gave him fits

 

[GrandmaSlices51631]

Barzal is just warming up - yet he finds a way to rack up points. Just like last season when he was creating tons of chances but went scoreless through the first 5. When him and his linemates start capitalizing at even strength, watch out now.

 

[BelovedIsles]

He’s looking better; eg. creating space in the neutral and O zones.

But please, just shoot the f***ing puck, thank you.

 

[mm11]

Kid looked great during the Pens back to back playing against two hall of famers. Created a ton of chances. Just let it rip sometimes Barzal. I bet he has been told this since he was 10. Maybe younger. Great players tend to be stubborn sometimes, hope he can bend just a tad....

 

[PWJunior]

https://nypost.com/2018/11/01/mathew-barzals-struggles-are-real-predictable-and-costly/

I trust Trotz handling our star player...

"My goal is to make him an elite two-way player in the National Hockey League, not just an elite talent. There’s a big difference between those two."

 

[WangMustGo]

Kid looked great during the Pens back to back playing against two hall of famers. Created a ton of chances. Just let it rip sometimes Barzal. I bet he has been told this since he was 10. Maybe younger. Great players tend to be stubborn sometimes, hope he can bend just a tad....

Tito started looking better last game as well. The flood gates will open soon.

It's amazing Barzal hasn't looked great and is still at a PPG pace.

 

[Islanders4Cups]

I think Barzal is not finding as much room to operate at times. Greiss bailed him out for his giveaway to Crosby of all people in OT This season will be tougher on the kid with all eyes focused on him.

 

[FourRings]

Thought he played well last night; needs to pull the trigger more though.

 

[Kevin27NYI]

He will get back on track. I love that he's still able to put up points while not playing his best. Need his line to pick it up 5 on 5, they need to carry the offense when we have repetitive shifts in our D zone which they did last night. But his whole line is a minus and everyone else is basically a positive.

 

[MJF]

I thought Barzal was starting to motor last night. He had a tough 3rd period but overall he was effective yesterday. It will come for him sooner or later.

 

[BelovedIsles]

I thought Barzal was starting to motor last night. He had a tough 3rd period but overall he was effective yesterday. It will come for him sooner or later.

The past two he’s been motoring. Seems to have more space out there.

 

[Lek]

He'll be fine...big adjustment for him this year, and we will see him adjust and improve as the year goes on...my only early concern is that he is passing up shots for forced passes.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Barzal is a sophomore and he is adjusting to a new coach. I have zero doubts he is going to build on his historic 85 pts Calder winning year once these adjustments take place. Trust me my Isles friends. I said the same things when there were doubters in his prospects thread when the naysayers said he would be touch and go on being a NHL player.

Nice article written here. I agree.

In taking a peek at Barzal’s underlying numbers, there’s evidence that there’s still work to be done. Regardless of all of that, however, Barzal’s 12 points through 14 games are still evidence enough that he is for real, and once he figures out the finer points of his game that’s when the real dominance will begin for Barzal, and the New York Islanders.

The Underlying Factors In Mathew Barzal's Sophomore Start

 

[SjMilhouse]

Sharks fan here who doesn't watch any Islanders games but had a question on Barzal. Is he uncoachable? Selfish? Poor defensively? We have a poster who rips him all day on our board and I'm curious what fans of the team he plays for actually thinks of him from a personality/coachability perspective. Is he a one-dimensional offensive forward?

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Sharks fan here who doesn't watch any Islanders games but had a question on Barzal. Is he uncoachable? Selfish? Poor defensively? We have a poster who rips him all day on our board and I'm curious what fans of the team he plays for actually thinks of him from a personality/coachability perspective. Is he a one-dimensional offensive forward?

Lmao no, fake news.

One of the most exciting parts of his game is bailing out the D and one man rushing it, in a one on one down low he joins, grabs the puck and is off on the races. It's terrific to watch.

Can he improve defensively? Big time, but it's lack of experience not work ethic. I think two or three games ago I forgot who we were playing, he tried to cover the guy in front but was like facing the wrong way. It was bad. But the effort was there, he tried, it was just bad. Still young, Trotz will teach him right and he's definitely willing to learn.

 

[seafoam]

Sharks fan here who doesn't watch any Islanders games but had a question on Barzal. Is he uncoachable? Selfish? Poor defensively? We have a poster who rips him all day on our board and I'm curious what fans of the team he plays for actually thinks of him from a personality/coachability perspective. Is he a one-dimensional offensive forward?

That guy is Swiss and probably dedicates all of effort to justifying Meier over Barzal.