Nolan Patrick year 2 Review

[Striiker]

Saying that management is going to get impatient enough to trade Patrick if he doesn't hit a certain amount of points is 100% a pure guess with nothing to back it up.

No reason to worry.

 

[deadhead]

They will get impatient, but not based on a points target.
They want to see Patrick play with more confidence and swagger, be more physical, and continue to improve defensively.
If he does that, they won't be worried about points - which in his case will depend on his forwards and his PP usage.

 

[Magua]

They already got impatient. They signed a 50 point center (who I do like) to a $7 mil x 7 year deal with a NMC. If that's not impatient, what are they going to do next? Trade Patrick for pennies and offer Schenn $8 mil x 7 years next offseason?

He's a 20 year old #2 overall pick who has already shown he's a capable 3C at minimum, with flashes of a 2C. He's not breaking the bank on his 2nd contract. Hayes and him don't directly overlap either, given the former's versatility. I guarantee no one on the management team is so irrational and short sighted to set outlandish, borderline impossible expectations in an imaginary do-or-die year.

 

[RebusFlyer]

They already got impatient. They signed a 50 point center (who I do like) to a $7 mil x 7 year deal with a NMC. If that's not impatient, what are they going to do next? Trade Patrick for pennies and offer Schenn $8 mil x 7 years next offseason?

He's a 20 year old #2 overall pick who has already shown he's a capable 3C at minimum, with flashes of a 2C. He's not breaking the bank on his 2nd contract. Hayes and him don't directly overlap either, given the former's versatility. I guarantee no one on the management team is so irrational and short sighted to set outlandish, borderline impossible expectations in an imaginary do-or-die year.

There you go again, being all nuanced and reasonable and fact-based analytical. Just get with the program and vent and emote. Or is it the other way around? Whatever.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Patrick really does remind me of Johansen, & I expect him to become a similar player.

I don’t think Patrick is at his ceiling, because for a month he looked like a completely different player. So there’s another level there. He just has to do it much more consistently.

 

[Philly M]

I'm thinking there will be big things from Nolan this year.