Zach Werenski: Historically Hot

[KCbus]

https://www.instagram.com/p/B7EFrwDAe3j/?igshid=ine7mn8wpwa0
How about THAT! Obviously, a dman getting seven goals in five games is impressive, but this puts him in elite company. The 3rd defenseman in history to have three multi-goal games in a five-game stretch.

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[DarkandStormy]

He has 12-10-22 in his last 21 games, and I believe it's 9-3-12 in his last 10.

 

[Cyclones Rock]

Challenge Flag.

I'm going to say that I don't trust the research on this. I find it very hard to believe that only 3 defensemen in the history of the league have scored 2 or more goals in 3 games of 5.

Doesn't detract from his accomplishment even if my suspicion is correct. Which it might not be

 

[Nanabijou]

I believe the stat but it's just so random of a stat.

So I don't really care about the comparison but cheers to Z for a great stretch!

 

[Viqsi]

Challenge Flag.

I'm going to say that I don't trust the research on this. I find it very hard to believe that only 3 defensemen in the history of the league have scored 2 or more goals in 3 games of 5.

Doesn't detract from his accomplishment even if my suspicion is correct. Which it might not be

It's sufficiently condition-specific that I could easily see it being true. Extend that out to more games and you likely get many more blueliners. Reminds me of when we were crowing about Rick Nash's "unassisted hat trick".

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Pretty decent offensively. Grown immensely defensively. Top pairing defenseman.

Grown to be a big fan of his. I'm glad the ridiculous narrative of trading him has died down completely for now, but I expect it to return once we go on another losing streak and stop scoring. Either way, the dude is a great player and should be on our top pairing with Jones for a long time.

 

[thebus88]

Nobody has ever questioned his offensive ability.

What is questioned is plays like this.



Its laziness, not his "skating style".

 

[blahblah]

Nobody has ever questioned his offensive ability.

What is questioned is plays like this.

Its laziness, not his "skating style".

And there always has to be at least one... I love our consistency. Overall Zach is pretty decent defensively. He's not the second coming of Lidstrom and didn't expect him to be. I like Zach a lot and I like what he brings. I'm ok with some less than stellar defensive plays from time to time. The positives are far greater than the negatives.

He's certainly hot right now. Nice accomplishment.

 

[Viqsi]

Nobody has ever questioned his offensive ability.

What is questioned is plays like this.



Its laziness, not his "skating style".

Yes, we get it, you're grumpy because the streak's continuation has received significant and necessary support from players you hate such as Zach Werenski and Elvis Not-Korpisalo-So-f***-Him. You don't need to keep reiterating it all over the place.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Nobody has ever questioned his offensive ability.

What is questioned is plays like this.



Its laziness, not his "skating style".

Yes, this is a lazy play. Yes, it has happened before.

And yes, you can literally find a clip of this for every single player. All of them.

 

[thebus88]

Yes, we get it, you're grumpy because the streak's continuation has received significant and necessary support from players you hate such as Zach Werenski and Elvis Not-Korpisalo-So-****-Him. You don't need to keep reiterating it all over the place.

I talk hockey NOT emotions, ok, hun?

Everything I've said about Werenski/Elvis/Korpisalo is true.

Werenski is a great OFFENSIVE defenseman. He could be traded for a great OFFENSIVE forward and the team could be better off.

Continue with the narrative control. BYE.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

I talk hockey NOT emotions, ok, hun?

Everything I've said about Werenski/Elvis/Korpisalo is true.

Werenski is a great OFFENSIVE defenseman. He could be traded for a great OFFENSIVE forward and the team could be better off.

Continue with the narrative control. BYE.

Calling Werenski just a great offensive defenseman is selling him short. As a whole this season he's been up there defensively with anyone. He has grown so much defensively from last year. He's a great overall defenseman, not just offensive.

 

[blahblah]

Werenski is a great OFFENSIVE defenseman. He could be traded for a great OFFENSIVE forward and the team could be better off.

There is no way you can say that definitively. We could easily get worse.

 

[MoeBartoli]

How about THAT! Obviously, a dman getting seven goals in five games is impressive, but this puts him in elite company. The 3rd defenseman in history to have three multi-goal games in a five-game stretch.

When you tie a mark that includes only two other names - names that are among the All-Time Greats - you know you've achieved something remarkable and memorable.

 

[pled]

he used to be a liability defensibly something and now he can even play pk without me losing my hair.

additionally he's a damn beast shooter. and has super healing skill too.

 

[DarkandStormy]

Was about to say, glad we don't have to hear the "TRADE HIM" rants but...I may be premature on that front.

 

[pled]

Was about to say, glad we don't have to hear the "TRADE HIM" rants but...I may be premature on that front.

can trade Harry while he's hot

 

[Johansen2Foligno]

I'd say!

*swoon*

 

[Cowumbus]

Pretty decent offensively. Grown immensely defensively. Top pairing defenseman.

Grown to be a big fan of his. I'm glad the ridiculous narrative of trading him has died down completely for now, but I expect it to return once we go on another losing streak and stop scoring. Either way, the dude is a great player and should be on our top pairing with Jones for a long time.

I’d trade him for Marner in a heartbeat. He’s a great player, yet sometimes you can trade a good player away and get better though. He’s a very good #2D, and hopefully one day he can carry a pairing by himself. That being said I hope he keeps scoring.

He’s been great on my fantasy team

 

[EspenK]

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