Drivesaitl
Finding Hyman
I liked this signing initially but woof is it looking bad so far
he literally doesn't piss a drop offensively and is exactly what I thought he was defensively...terrible and soft
what happened to his puck-moving? we were supposed to spend LESS time in the defensive zone and its the exact opposite
His puck movement has been fine with Draisaitl, better actually than Leon sees with his own linemates. Drai finds open areas, Drai takes and distributes high success cycle passes. Barrie doesn't look as good paired with other lines that seem incapable of making 2-3 passes in a row.
A large part of our trouble in transition game is how inept many of the players on this team are in taking or giving passes. Half a dozen players we dress any night are not even reliable in this basic hockey skill. A few of them seem not to even want the puck.
Barrie is foisted into that roster situation in a pandemic year where a disjointed club that isn't smooth in basic skills is limited in how much they can practice. Barries transtion game will look more informed with players that are capable of playing that game.