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In the meantime, feel free to join our Discord ServerNah. Let QB B QB.Agreed. He should watch some tape of Makinnon to see how he could use his speed combined w stops and starts to create space for himself.
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Agreed.Now on pace to finish the year with 21 goals. After such an ice cold start, that's really impressive.
He's positively flipped the script on how he scores, this year it's all shots/snipes. Real snipes. Complete opposite from last year—not that there's anything wrong with potting 20 cleaning up around the net and tipping pucks. He's just a more dangerous player out there today.
Agree. I think there was a clear focus on his defensive game earlier this season. I agree with what you say about how he responds to a coaches trust. I said if frequently regarding how TMac mishandled him.Agreed.
I thought he would have had a hotter start/better goals earlier in the season, as I thought the shot was something he would have worked on in the offseason.
But turns out it was a bit later.
It's why, while the numbers weren't great, I was still optimistic. He has played very good hockey for the most part. There were times his shots weren't going in, and his decision-making in games were that of someone not having confidence.
I still maintain he should have been given more minutes sooner, as his confidence seems to grow the more coaches show they trust him.
Agree. I think there was a clear focus on his defensive game earlier this season. I agree with what you say about how he responds to a coaches trust. I said if frequently regarding how TMac mishandled him.
Nobody 'mishandled' Byfield. It's called being a young player who needs time to develop.Agree. I think there was a clear focus on his defensive game earlier this season. I agree with what you say about how he responds to a coaches trust. I said if frequently regarding how TMac mishandled him.
Strongly disagree. Byfield needs to feel his coach trusts him and TMac may as well have said he didn’t when he started at C. Even if he isn’t fully trusted a good coach needs to make him feel trusted, that’s where he was mishandled. As soon as he was on the top line (and stuck there) it was a sign of trust and the switch flicked, but as history tells us it was almost certainly Kopitar that made it happen.Nobody 'mishandled' Byfield. It's called being a young player who needs time to develop.
Wait until Marner is on their wing. I kid but one more high talent right shot guy on that line makes them a true top line.I think it's interesting to solve two problems at once--finding a linemate fit for Fiala and a linemate fit for Byfield. I know we had kind of asked for them to have more time together, but it seemed like both of their games needed to 'click' before putting them back together, and now they're unstoppable.