What's the chance of this just being a case of him getting much tougher minutes? That first year he was more sheltered than people staying in a fancy hotel during a storm.
His usage hasn't changed that much.
I think his stats this season are the result of the collapse of the entire team around him. The team is in free fall and there is no bottom in sight.
am I right remembering his offense skill was his main asset? Dmen need their teams primary scorers to score. Also, Krueger using Skinner the way he does, I don’t watch the team but could I assume he has Dahlin trying to play conservative more than he should?
also in the “defense is best offense” “offense is best defense” sense having the whole team around you suck isn’t going to help if he’s playing defense all game when that’s not his main deal + his teams goaltending etc isn’t stellar
If his whole team was consistently playing well collectively pressuring defensively would shelter him + if they could consistently breakout and sustain offensive zone time, he as a young *20 year old defensman (who typically develop way slower than forwards) would be in a much much better position to perform well.
ie his team seems to reallly want his coach fired and or to be traded
