Player Discussion Rasmus Dahlin Part 3- D (1st Overall, 2018, Frölunda HC, SHL)

[dortt]

Thinking 50+ pts and all purpose #1 at 19 years old this year? What's everyone's expectations.

exactly what I was thinking for Dahlin. Something slightly better than Myers 19 year old season. 50-55 points and the unquestioned number 1. He's not going to have an Orr-type season

 

[BananaSquad]

Thinking 50+ pts and all purpose #1 at 19 years old this year? What's everyone's expectations.

Amazing. I’m expecting it to.

 

[Aladyyn]

Norris nomination

 

[Slimmy]

Agreed.

Hitting the bars with the boys (in moderation) is actually far less of an issue than too much modern-age gaming.

The research on this is very early, but prolonged gaming with the genre containing Fortnite, Call of Duty, etc. (shooter-based games which rely on players remembering paths, key locations, etc. to give them a tactical advantage) has been show to reduce grey matter in the brain over time. It has to do with the brain remembering specific paths, movements in the game and almost going on auto-pilot during gaming sessions with familiar maps.

Additionally, when there is an XP or other type or “level-up” feature, serious addiction can result leading to overloading of the brain’s reward system circuitry. This can lead to depression, anxiety, loss of interest in previously enjoyed hobbies and inability to experience joy/pleasure (anhedonia).

World of Warcraft has been studied as a culprit of this, as has Fortnite. The effects are less pronounced in other video game genres like sports games, as stuff like Madden and EA Sports’ NHL titles rely more on hand-eye coordination and spatial awareness, and there typically is not as heavy of a focus on “leveling-up.”

It’s amazing that for the longest time, people scoffed at internet and video game addictions being a real thing, but research has proven otherwise. They have even compared the CT Scans of methamphetamine and opioid addicts to those addicted to internet-based habits like gaming or pornography, and the results show very similar results to those addicted to the narcotics.

Essentially, anything that loads the brain’s reward circuitry with excessive dopamine is potentially problematic and should be used sparingly in order to avoid the development of addiction.

The current young generation of NHL’ers are theoretically all at potential risk for letting gaming interfere too much with their hockey careers, and the league should look into an awareness campaign for young guys entering the pros.

I’m too lazy to look up the studies on this but if you google it, you will suddenly look to limit your own video game consumption, or at the very least, your kids’.

There are studies that show the exact opposite also. So.. Yeah.. But there are genuinely dangerous games out there. The pay to win kind. It's basically gambling.

 

[UnleashRasmus]

I'm expecting more PP1 play and more shots. We've seen his ability to pass, I'm personally looking for more point bombs. He's an absolute stud. 55-60 points in year two.

 

[Chainshot]

Would anyone mind if he was on the first powerplay as the "other" entry guy along with Jack, and getting regular, perhaps slightly offensive zone slanted shifts and not drawing regular PKing time? Letting him play to his strengths to jumpstart scoring from other sticks, leave the off-the-glass-and-out part for now to others, until he rounds out his strength more?

 

[Der Jaeger]

Would anyone mind if he was on the first powerplay as the "other" entry guy along with Jack, and getting regular, perhaps slightly offensive zone slanted shifts and not drawing regular PKing time? Letting him play to his strengths to jumpstart scoring from other sticks, leave the off-the-glass-and-out part for now to others, until he rounds out his strength more?

Yep, put him into situations to succeed and grow.

 

[La Cosa Nostra]

10 goals and 45-50 assists. 23 minutes per game.

Year 3 is when he becomes a ppg 26 minute a night superstar dman.

 

[Irving Zisman]

There are studies that show the exact opposite also. So.. Yeah.. But there are genuinely dangerous games out there. The pay to win kind. It's basically gambling.

Those studies are for other types of video games which rely more on spatial awareness (Madden, NHL, etc.), but you are correct.

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

Sometimes I'm sad but then I remind myself that Rasmus Dahlin is a Buffalo Sabre.

 

[MrMaster]

Sometimes I'm sad but then I remind myself that Rasmus Dahlin is a Buffalo Sabre.

Damn, i can't wait.

It's so hot here, can they just start hockey now? It's proven that looking at pictures of ice makes one feel colder.

 

[Aahlstroem]

Someone in Buffalo needs to start serving kebabtallrik so Rasmus can get a proper meal. Interview in Swedish: Dahlins NHL-uppladdning: kebab och padel - DN.SE

 

[Goathead]

Watched a bunch of his highlights from last year last night. I’m excited to see how much he can improve after this offseason. I don’t think it’ll be long until he’s regarded as our best player.

 

[Sabres]

Watched a bunch of his highlights from last year last night. I’m excited to see how much he can improve after this offseason. I don’t think it’ll be long until he’s regarded as our best player.

By the end of next year we'll be considering it, year 3 it'll be obvious.

 

[MrMaster]

Watched a bunch of his highlights from last year last night. I’m excited to see how much he can improve after this offseason. I don’t think it’ll be long until he’s regarded as our best player.

Nobody talks about his stickhandling, maybe because of his otherworldly IQ.
He fell into the Sabres' lap, everyone was praising him, but his stickhandling got kinda thrown under the radar. Possibly because he is a defender, i don't know.

 

[Goathead]

Watching his highlights I was impressed by how many great secondary assists he had last year. Don’t really recognize it during the season. There were a bunch of them where he made a great move or pass to set the whole play up.

 

[Fezzy126]

Watching his highlights I was impressed by how many great secondary assists he had last year. Don’t really recognize it during the season. There were a bunch of them where he made a great move or pass to set the whole play up.

His anticipation and positioning is so good, if his shot and strength improve a bit this year, he could push for 15 goals this year.

 

[Chainshot]

Someone in Buffalo needs to start serving kebabtallrik so Rasmus can get a proper meal. Interview in Swedish: Dahlins NHL-uppladdning: kebab och padel - DN.SE

I’m willing to learn.

 

[HaNotsri]

I’m willing to learn.

It’s the most disgusting and quite often unsanitary thing you can eat. Still good though. Slimy, infected and delicious if you’re drunk or desperate enough.

 

[Tatanka]

It’s the most disgusting and quite often unsanitary thing you can eat. Still good though. Slimy, infected and delicious if you’re drunk or desperate enough.

Are we talking about Mighty Taco?

 

[Matt Ress]

Are we talking about Mighty Taco?

Kebab=taco tallrik=mighty

 

[Tatanka]

Kebab=taco tallrik=mighty

Ahhh that explains it...no wonder he likes living in BLo

 

[deVolt]

I feel you Rasmus this beauty is filthy good maybe he can fly in kebab technicians from sweden when he gets his RFA millions.

 

[Revelate]

Looks like Turkish poutine

 

[Aladyyn]

Nobody talks about his stickhandling, maybe because of his otherworldly IQ.
He fell into the Sabres' lap, everyone was praising him, but his stickhandling got kinda thrown under the radar. Possibly because he is a defender, i don't know.

He does things with the puck that I don't think any other defenseman can (even Karlsson). At 18 years old. Nutty.