Player Discussion Brady Skjei
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Thirty One
Safe is safe.
- Dec 28, 2003
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Inferno
Registered User
His issue is he doesn't k.i.s.s.
When he does, he's terrific.
When he tries to be ek65...he's garbage.
When he does, he's terrific.
When he tries to be ek65...he's garbage.
IMO, the whining aside.... the biggest issue with him are his reads. He needs to go back to thinking defense first, and only pinch when you have the puck on your stick.
The pinches and shitty gap control... some of which are so bad... I mean Brady... you might be a nice guy... but those are some Pejorative Slur level decisions bud. Do your job, play defense. Don't be a dumb f*** whiner... and you'll be fine. It's not man coverage any more, cover your gaps, so you don't expose your teammates.
I think a good 3-4 game stint in the press box, and some remedial video coaching is what he needs right now.
The pinches and shitty gap control... some of which are so bad... I mean Brady... you might be a nice guy... but those are some Pejorative Slur level decisions bud. Do your job, play defense. Don't be a dumb f*** whiner... and you'll be fine. It's not man coverage any more, cover your gaps, so you don't expose your teammates.
I think a good 3-4 game stint in the press box, and some remedial video coaching is what he needs right now.
Larrybiv
We're CLEAN, we PROMISE!
all i know is, any talk about trading brady is premature imo. he obviously is going through a rough patch, but that is only because he got a real good taste of being a hero, and along with his contract is trying to do too much. i know that has already been said.....but believe it to be true. hes a good kid, and is trying, just maybe too much. our whole defensive corps kind of sucks defensively and our forwards arent exactly helping matters any. it will eventually get corrected. just lets not single out brady.
Vinny DeAngelo
Jimmy Easy to defend
K'Andre Miller has more than half of Skjei's entire college career offensive output already.... IDK where skjei got the fantasy of being offensive, but its gotta stop. Skating does NOT mean offense.
Crease
Chief Justice of the HFNYR Court
- Jul 12, 2004
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It is tradition to hype up every smooth skating defenseman as the our next Leetch. McDonagh, Skjei, Del Zotto, Gilroy for five minutes, Staal. Zidlicky might have been the closest, but Mike Richter's cranium put an end to those dreams.
DanielBrassard
It's all so tiresome
It didn't help that he put up 39 points as a rookie, but yeah he's just not that talented. Anyone who thought he was anything like Leetch was mistaken.
East Coast Bias
Registered User
Seems as though Quinn's emphasis on dmen joining the rush/play has gone to Brady's head.
Needs to harness that a bit.
Needs to harness that a bit.
offdacrossbar
misfit fanboy
i continue to believe if brady just plays defense and doesn't try to be offensive, his game will simplify and that will translate into a safer, more boring style and that will be exactly what he needs to become the steady 2nd pair upside guy we all thought he would become.
this 2 way dman thing never was a thing before ?
let ADA and pionk and shatty (sometimes) carry the mail and take the chances up ice.
hes still a core guy being asked to do too much and more importantly, he needs to stop asking himself to do more than hes capable of.
hes making some absolutely brutal misreads and looking quite atrocious.
its up to quinn to coach him and get him back to his baseline.
this 2 way dman thing never was a thing before ?
let ADA and pionk and shatty (sometimes) carry the mail and take the chances up ice.
hes still a core guy being asked to do too much and more importantly, he needs to stop asking himself to do more than hes capable of.
hes making some absolutely brutal misreads and looking quite atrocious.
its up to quinn to coach him and get him back to his baseline.
haveandare
Registered User
He's been good and bad in his NHL career. He's bad recently. He's a relatively young player in a new system. He may and probably will be good again at some point, he has good coaches behind him who will hopefully give him the right advice.
IMO Brady's upside is, was, and will be that of a Bret Hedican, with 10-15 extra points. Hedican played on 3 cup runs. He was one of the best skaters in the league when he played, and was a very valuable defenseman. Not a lot of offense, but the dude played a solid reliable game for a very long time.
will1066
If you score four, you better f'n win the game
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Mac n Gs
Drury plz
- Jan 17, 2014
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Problem is that Skjei's explosiveness hasn't been there this season. I'm probably easier on him than most, and I don't think this season has been the horror show many do, but I am bothered how he's not utilizing his best asset. It could be a mix of being in a mental rut and an undisclosed LBI. I hope the kid can get it together soon because we need him to be an anchor for our left side in these upcoming five years.
JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK
Twenty f*ckin years
- Oct 8, 2010
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Brooklyn Rangers Fan
Change is good.
No doubt he's been a bit disappointing for the last two years, but this is a bit harsh, IMO.whathe sucks
Hoping for better things this year. He had one or two whiffs last game, but also a couple of stellar plays. Hoping it's the start of a more positive trend.
what
Zibby not a #1C either... guess I should've known better. Pfft
He's proving everyone wrong. Guy is a beast.
Ghost of jas
Unsatisfied
You have a different definition of beast than I do.
and he doesn't k.i.s.s.a.s.s. keep it simple, stupid and slap shoot.
But really he needs to be traded sooner or later to make room for rookies and to shed a chunky cap hit.
