He's Robin to Suzy being Batman.
He's having a terrific season.
He's having a terrific season.
@Runner77 you know what to do!He's Robin to Suzy being Batman.
He's having a terrific season.
@Runner77 you know what to do!
Several gifs disappeared with the site crash but luckily, I had stored this one elsewhere. Having trouble downloading it, for some reason.
I think they’re still resolving issues, the site isn’t back 100%.
I’ll keep trying, using other means. Sry about that.
He has followed Suzuki's lead in understanding how a strong defense leads to offense. We only have to look at how drastically we've cut down our Dzone time.Like others have said, Caufield has taken a huge step forward this season with his overall game. He's everywhere on the ice and his motor and drive to want to make a difference everywhere on the ice is noticeable. He's a huge part of the success of this team and will continue to be going forward. Yes, he's small, the effort and compete level is noticeable every single night. His consistency has really improved.
Yet people bitch about the lack of development or Nicholas hiring. Credit to the current players though on not sitting on their laurels and never being satisfiedOne thing we never saw with previous management's is players adding to their games. Caufields all around game has taken significant strides. It's true development. It's also part of the reason I find it puzzling so many feel MSL is not only not a good coach, but a bottom tier one. The team is overachieving and you have players reinventing their games or taking significant steps ... It's a paradox I haven't seen an answer to.
The smart people were praising Caufield for finding a way to improve areas of his game when he obviously couldn't one time the puck comfortably.It was funny to see the doom and gloom last season that his overall game was changing but his goal totals were down. Now the shoulder is healed and he's kept the playmaking and bullish play and added goals back in. Defense is overstated, he's still something like bottom 2% in the league by advanced defense metrics, but certainly the eye test shows he's way better than he was.
He and Nick are both worth way more than their contracts already. If Slaf can work on his consistency and Demidov is as good as we think we may actually have a good top six. Laine's obviously a PP weapon, just need a real 2C.
I would still put Nick ahead of him, but there's no denying that CC has worked very hard to develop into a complete player.I couldn't find his player discussion thread. The last one available seems closed.
Not enough talk about Cole. He's been the best habs forward by far. I know Nick has the points, but Cole has become a complete player under MSL.
He's all over the ice all the time. He rarely makes bad decisions with the puck. What a player. I don't even care if he hits 40, he's been playing like a stud.
People want to believe they're smarter than others. You see it in every aspect of life from politics to sports to relationships. It's hard to trust that others are doing their job properly once you've seen how incompetent people are in real life, so they naturally assume everyone else is dumb. But they fail to realize that people can have different competencies and them being good as a welder or something like that doesn't mean they understand medicine or other such things. So you've got all these people who want to believe them being the best burger flipper means they could run hockey team ops.Yet people bitch about the lack of development or Nicholas hiring. Credit to the current players though on not sitting on their laurels and never being satisfied
It's easy to see some of the work he's done with players rolling off checks and coming up with pucks. Suzuki has made some spectacular plays using edgework to create space along the wall while gaining the zone. Our Dmen have all improved at stripping pucks and deflecting shots IMO.Yet people bitch about the lack of development or Nicholas hiring. Credit to the current players though on not sitting on their laurels and never being satisfied
Our best and most consistent player this season. Suzuki has been off the hook since the tourney but Caufield has been day in and out our most consistent player.I couldn't find his player discussion thread. The last one available seems closed.
Not enough talk about Cole. He's been the best habs forward by far. I know Nick has the points, but Cole has become a complete player under MSL.
He's all over the ice all the time. He rarely makes bad decisions with the puck. What a player. I don't even care if he hits 40, he's been playing like a stud.
I still think he has another gear. Probably would've already been there if he hadn't had to deal with the stupid shoulder. I believe he will get to 50 at some point and have multi 50 goal years. I could be wrong, but he's shown enough to make be believe that he will get there. Maybe Marty will even put him on the ice for some empty net opportunities if he gets close.![]()
He scored 48 in his first 82 under MSL. Yes, it's split between two seasons but half that number comes from his rookie year. This is the first real healthy season he's had since his rookie year. I think he's got another gear. I've always believed he could get to 50.50 goals is a golden number very few select players can reach nowadays. Not saying he'll never do it, but he would indeed need to shift gears. He was on that pace at some point in the season but keeping this on a full calendar is quite a challenge.
40 is the new 50 compared to other hockey eras. Still not easy, but more realistic i think. At 33 goals with 16 games to play, it's totally feasible for him this year unless he goes into a slump or get injured. And this is the target i can see him repeat.
As of this post, he has 17 goals in 27 games (0 games missed). That's a pace of 52 goals over 82 games.
What's your best prediction, how high does he go?
Make a prediction.
I too an most impressed that he has rounded out his game. I always envisioned him as a PP specialist, but he has become a valuable full time player.Loved him from the start cause he has gifted hands. But he evolved into a much more complete player and he continues to impress me.
Habs and MSL did a very good development job with him. And he has so much enthusiasm, it's contagious.
Only 24 yo and signed long-term. Drafted by Bergevin and signed by Hugues. So glad we have him.
It was funny to see the doom and gloom last season that his overall game was changing but his goal totals were down. Now the shoulder is healed and he's kept the playmaking and bullish play and added goals back in. Defense is overstated, he's still something like bottom 2% in the league by advanced defense metrics, but certainly the eye test shows he's way better than he was.
He and Nick are both worth way more than their contracts already. If Slaf can work on his consistency and Demidov is as good as we think we may actually have a good top six. Laine's obviously a PP weapon, just need a real 2C.
People claiming MSL is dumb are only projecting.One thing we never saw with previous management's is players adding to their games. Caufields all around game has taken significant strides. It's true development. It's also part of the reason I find it puzzling so many feel MSL is not only not a good coach, but a bottom tier one. The team is overachieving and you have players reinventing their games or taking significant steps ... It's a paradox I haven't seen an answer to.