Mossey, what do you think about Demko's lower body movement, like his pushes/slides?
Also, what do you think about his glove hand, and his mental make-up?
I think before he had a lot of stiff-leggedness and it made his pushes weak because he wouldn't get any loading. Like he would already be stretched or extended so he wouldn't go anywhere and just end up doing the splits. Or even when he did get good push out of it he would be open through the middle and also out of control.
Like in general even looking at highlight saves in Utica he was generally really loose - a lot of wasted movement and over-commitment. Versus buffalo he looked in control, his edge work was crisp, he had much smoother transitions into slides. He had one awkward glove side lean but that was it the whole night.
Glove hand I haven't seen enough to say anything but I do recall a bunch of instances where he knocked pucks down instead of catching them. But I don't put a huge amount of stock into that in general, or at least not as much as people who seem to constantly comment on like 1-2 batted pucks a game.
Mental make-up I have no idea, but according to the Utica guys he's been good on some bad teams. That is a certain kind of mental strength, although I would say that his current role is going to be just as challenging if not more so. It's hard to play so little once you're the starter.
