Babcocks son...lol! Love it
I appreciate what he does as well I just think he is an easy target. His face is a little annoying but other then that he does what he does best so what more can you want.
We could really debate which is the 1st line. Let's not try to downgrade JT Marner as some 2nd linersGreat player, Babcock was the one who put him in a position to fail before though, everyone knew he wasn't a first liner.
Now though he is definitely keeping up with JT and MM which is all anyone can ask.
IMO he can definitely become a good 2nd liner, he has elite speed, an excellent motor and only needs to get a better shot and finish which should come with experience.
His conditioning seems excellent too, don't notice him slowing down ever, always flying out there.
says Babcock.......but seriously, he has been playing gud so far on JTs line, hated him with Matthews.<--------------
Don't tell me that's not the most loveable face you've ever seen.
There was a fantastic article in The Athletic about how the average doesn't appreciate forechecking and some of the nuances that go with that role. He focused on Hyman.
Bourne: The fundamentals of an effective F1 forechecker,...
I agree. Hyman's OK, but Babcock severely overestimates his value.It's the sports version of "teachers pet", which Hyman clearly is to Babcock, deserved or not.
I like Hyman and have no problem with his role, but I think Babs approach with him is laughably over the top. Guy has Tavares/Marner making magic together and he talks like Hyman is the one making it all happen, as if they'd never score without him.
I always though it was babs supporting the unsung player. All I've heard him say is Hyman creates space and gets the puck back to those guys so they can do their thing. To me that's just him talking about how he helps the line, not that he is the reason the line worksIt's the sports version of "teachers pet", which Hyman clearly is to Babcock, deserved or not.
I like Hyman and have no problem with his role, but I think Babs approach with him is laughably over the top. Guy has Tavares/Marner making magic together and he talks like Hyman is the one making it all happen, as if they'd never score without him.
Breaking News: *Player in just his 3rd year in the league continues to show improvement*
It was silly how some acted towards him, and even acted towards anyone who supported Hyman, especially Babcock himself.
Hyman is a perfect complimentary piece. No, he’s not going to regularly pull off dazzling players but that’s not his role. If he was trying that stuff, he’d likely get his ass chewed out. His role is to dig, grind, cycle and get the puck to Tavares, Marner, Nylander, Matthews, whoever he is playing with.
And he does that extremely well.
As a complimentary piece I think most would agree Kapanen is better so I don't know if Hyman can really be called the "perfect complimentary piece". However, your point is well stated.
The scoring lines of today are not the scoring lines of ten years ago. Analytics has shown it is better to spread out that offensive talent to make it harder to match up against.I'm not sure he belongs on a scoring line with high end talent, but I like what Hyman brings to the team.
I disagree Hyman is the perfect Complimentary piece.As a complimentary piece I think most would agree Kapanen is better so I don't know if Hyman can really be called the "perfect complimentary piece". However, your point is well stated.
Actually, the vast majority of the posters just wanted Hyman detached from Matthews' hip but Babcock refused to do it. Funny how those posters were right - Matthews looks fantastic and even Hyman looks better. Small sample size and all but it seems for now that change was long overdue.Its time for some people who thought they know more hockey than babcock does need to look at the mirror.
Those posters wanted him off the top line because they didn't feel he was strong enough to play with a team's top players - How does moving him from one top line to another top line prove that those posters were correct? He's playing the same role with the same caliber players, but you want to try and spin this to suggest that all the people complaining about him for the past two years are standing today on the right side of history? He's still what he was back then, just further along in his development. Same goes for Matthews.Actually, the vast majority of the posters just wanted Hyman detached from Matthews' hip but Babcock refused to do it. Funny how those posters were right - Matthews looks fantastic and even Hyman looks better. Small sample size and all but it seems for now that change was long overdue.