Player Discussion Alex DeBrincat

[Sun God Nika]

Him and Giroux is still a bit underwhelming when you watch the actual game (and not just the scorecard)

How ever, I am expecting that line to pick up their play with Brassard and/or Pinto playing with them

I feel the opposite. Just realizing we went out and got a second line this summer (Cat + G) makes me so happy as a fan. Box score tells a story and that is these guys are producing to the standards of their role. Debrincat was all over the play last night could have got 2 goals with some luck. Giroux is here to be a 50-60pt winger who takes faceoffs and he is looking like he will accomplish that in the early goings here.

 

[Answer]

I feel the opposite. Just realizing we went out and got a second line this summer (Cat + G) makes me so happy as a fan. Box score tells a story and that is these guys are producing to the standards of their role. Debrincat was all over the play last night could have got 2 goals with some luck. Giroux is here to be a 50-60pt winger who takes faceoffs and he is looking like he will accomplish that in the early goings here.

I agree, that line did looked a lot better, last night if you compare to the first 3-4 games of the season.

But you have to agree that our 2nd line has been the weakest out of our top 3 lines

 

[Sun God Nika]

I agree, that line did looked a lot better, last night if you compare to the first 3-4 games of the season.

But you have to agree that our 2nd line has been the weakest out of our top 3 lines

It has but that doesn't mean it looked bad. Its part of the reason the sens are a matchup nightmare right now. The second line gives the third line easier competition.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

I'm not too worried yet that a 40 goal scorer with a career 15% shooting percentage has started the season with 3%.

 

[Nova Stutzlia]

Claire Hanna

@clahanna
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2m

DeBrincat still playing on both power play units at #Sens practice.

Yes, keep it going.

 

[Alfie11]

The goals aren't happening, but the chances certainly are.

I've been impressed with his overall game. The Cat generates lots of chances for the team with his speed, passing and vision.

I thought he was more of a sniper and that's it. He's really good all around.

 

[Dan Patrick]

Good lord if Cat's shooting % goes up to even 10% we are going to start annihilating opponents. Need more Sens touchdowns in my life.

 

[Senscore]

See? He's fine

 

[KevinRedkey]

Guess I'm the only one that's been underwhelmed by him. I know he's kinda snake bitten, but he also doesn't look like the star he was supposed to be IMO. Certainly not a 9.000 player thus far.

 

[Keli]

He's been snake bitten with all those high danger chances. Our C has not been exactly making any nice passes to him as well on 5v5. He should be fine. I am more impressed that he is still ppg without scoring goals.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Great player - not worth 9m+. From the incredibly, incredibly limited sample size thus far, I would say he is our 3rd or 4th best player. I have Drake/Brady firmly in the first 2 spots then Stu/Debrincat/Giroux up next.

If debrincats shooting average was anywhere near his career average he’s likely at the top or very close to the top of league point leaders.

And if DJ didn’t get the jitters on the last day of camp he would be gelling and helping stutzle play better.

 

[CornerStone61]

Very curious to see how he plays with Pinto

 

[OD99]

Very curious to see how he plays with Pinto

Me too.

I think the subtle difference of Pinto being a righty could have an impact. It can make a difference over a full game as far as getting him the puck in good spots - it wouldn't surprise me if we don't see the goal pace pick up for the Cat shortly.

Pinto should benefit from G teeing him up in good spots as well. Very interested to see if that line can gel.

 

[Hale The Villain]

If debrincats shooting average was anywhere near his career average he’s likely at the top or very close to the top of league point leaders.

And if DJ didn’t get the jitters on the last day of camp he would be gelling and helping stutzle play better.

To be fair though he's racked up a number of invisible assists in which he contributed little to the goal.

Honestly his goals and assists are the opposite of what they should be. Should have 6 goals and 2 assists and not 6 assists and 2 goals.

He's had a ton of good quality chances that he hasn't finished but hasn't been setting up as many plays as I had hoped thus far.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

To be fair though he's racked up a number of invisible assists in which he contributed little to the goal.

Honestly his goals and assists are the opposite of what they should be. Should have 6 goals and 2 assists and not 6 assists and 2 goals.

He's had a ton of good quality chances that he hasn't finished but hasn't been setting up as many plays as I had hoped thus far.

I think he’s set up a bunch of nice plays that haven’t been finished

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Not really sure his abilities are being utilized as well as they can under DJ’s powerplay.

 

[Dan Patrick]

Not really sure his abilities are being utilized as well as they can under DJ’s powerplay.

Seems like tonight he just kind of sat there while Stü, Brady and Bath made plays on the left side.

Not sure why they abandoned the cross seam pass but it also just feels like we havent gotten a lot of pp time since Norris went down.

 

[Xspyrit]

Talked about it before the season but what a mistake that would be to give him 9.0 +++

 

[bashbros32]

Not really sure his abilities are being utilized as well as they can under DJ’s powerplay.

I'm not sure anybodies abilities are being utilized as well as they can under DJ.

Except for Forsberg and Zaitsev.

 

[PlayOn]

I want to see him with Stützle. Pinto can play with Tkachuk and Batherson, it makes the match-ups a little more even especially on the road where we can’t seem to win.

 

[bicboi64]

No complaints here, if he still ends up as a PPG player, but doesn't price himself to $9 million because he ain't a 40g guy, that's fine, as long as he's PPG of ocurse

 

[Mark Stones Spleen]

Premier PP sniper..Coach plays him on the wrong side.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

No complaints here, if he still ends up as a PPG player, but doesn't price himself to $9 million because he ain't a 40g guy, that's fine, as long as he's PPG of ocurse

We gave guys who have 4 RFA years left 8+ mil/year cap hits. With that precedent he is without a doubt a 9 mil/year guy.

 

[OD99]

We gave guys who have 4 RFA years left 8+ mil/year cap hits. With that precedent he is without a doubt a 9 mil/year guy.

Thankfully it doesn't work like that.

 

[robsenz]

Premier PP sniper..Coach plays him on the wrong side.

That was weird, but don't mind them trying something else when the puck hasn't been going in for him.