Fezzy126
Rebuilding...
- May 10, 2017
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I am disappointed in Dahlin's play the first two games. For a #1 overall pick with his pedigree I expected a high impact, positive play driver from the backend starting in year #2 of his career. So far he has not met my own personal expectations (which if I'm being honest means f***all in the grand scheme of things). But the bottom line here is this, if a former #1 OA cornerstone piece plays like a liability, the team's chances for success decline subsantially.
I don't buy the coaching impact either, they have sheltered him and played him in favorable situations since the day he was drafted. He should be able to work on his defense while excelling offensively against weak competition in those situations, not floundering. The coaches still run him back over boards after eggregious turnovers in his own and failed finesse moves at the opponents blue line. I don't think they're reigning in anything for the kid, if anything it seems like they're encouraging his offensive creativity.
All that being said, we should be able to assess his play and discuss his impact on the team without people concluding that our criticsim means that we think he must be shipped out or he's being ruined by the franchise. I personally have no desire to trade him nor do I think he's trending towards bust territory, I just get pissed when he repeatedly gives the puck directly to the other team. There is no positive scenario that starts with us trading a former #1 overall pick, we lose in almost every conceivable scenario.
I don't buy the coaching impact either, they have sheltered him and played him in favorable situations since the day he was drafted. He should be able to work on his defense while excelling offensively against weak competition in those situations, not floundering. The coaches still run him back over boards after eggregious turnovers in his own and failed finesse moves at the opponents blue line. I don't think they're reigning in anything for the kid, if anything it seems like they're encouraging his offensive creativity.
All that being said, we should be able to assess his play and discuss his impact on the team without people concluding that our criticsim means that we think he must be shipped out or he's being ruined by the franchise. I personally have no desire to trade him nor do I think he's trending towards bust territory, I just get pissed when he repeatedly gives the puck directly to the other team. There is no positive scenario that starts with us trading a former #1 overall pick, we lose in almost every conceivable scenario.