TrillMike
Registered User
You've got to feel bad for the player in this situation. He should not be in the NHL yet. They are going to ruin him.
I feel bad for Draisaitl.
He should be in Jr.
They're doing the right thing with the wrong player. He's not even remotely ready, but they have the right idea in mind. Giving a young forward sheltered O-zone starts against weak QOC is the right way to go.
Toews had 55% OZS asa rookie
Seguin had 50% OZS as a rookie
Galchenyuk had 56% OZS as a rookie
Kane was at 54.5.. There are many examples of this. It's the right approach. Give him friendly ice time. Definitely the right thing to do. However, Draisaitl just simply isn't ready.
What was Monahan's/Mackinnon's similar stat last year?
It's not a bad approach developing 18-19 year olds but Leon should've stayed in juniors after 9 games. Trading Gagner for Purcell really signified McTavish thought he could roll with RNH-Drasaitl as their top 6 C...
There's a pretty significant difference between 55% and 80% though. Soft deployment is one thing, but 80% for a player who isn't putting up the points is sheltering to the point of hurting the teams (contrary to some opinions, sheltering is fine if it works for the player and helps the team overall).
I dont understand how Edmonton can afford the luxury of sheltering players on their team.
Is Toronto that much worse at puck possession than Edmonton. Gardiner is our most sheltered player, and he only seeing 46.7% offensive zone starts, Kadri's only getting 42.6, and then people wonder why these players aren't producing offensively.
If Kadri consistently had 55-60 offensive zone start% this year, he's guaranteed to have been producing more.
Gardiner's another story, he's not the same player from last year unfortunately.
Why didn't these morons at least release him for the World Juniors? what a gong show
They're doing the right thing with the wrong player. He's not even remotely ready, but they have the right idea in mind. Giving a young forward sheltered O-zone starts against weak QOC is the right way to go.
Toews had 55% OZS asa rookie
Seguin had 50% OZS as a rookie
Galchenyuk had 56% OZS as a rookie
Kane was at 54.5.. There are many examples of this. It's the right approach. Give him friendly ice time. Definitely the right thing to do. However, Draisaitl just simply isn't ready.