How are we defining regularly? I think people are using that phrase comparatively in relation to how often they happen overall for all players. You guys are being pedantic to make it seem as if we are saying it happens every other game.
The reality is that Damon does this shit regularly in comparison to how often we’ve seen other players make mistakes of the same degree.
As far as him providing value elsewhere…it’s not enough to offset the negatives IMO. When the mistakes you make are 1) completely preventable with just a bit more situational awareness and regard for the context of the game, and 2) are so bad they frequently make the difference between a win and a loss…you need to being a whole lot more to the table than 6 points in 30 games and even plus/minus rating that ranks 17th out of 23 skaters who have played this year.
I don’t think the coaching staff disagrees because he’s at the bottom of the depth chart currently.
Lol the coaching staff doesn’t disagree because he’s at the bottom of the depth chart?
He’s clearly not at the bottom of the depth chart. Despite a slowish start to the season, consistently playing with the worst partner, and a lack of offensive production he led the devils D in TOI the previous two games. He’s being punished for his mistake now. That’s all. He’s not at the bottom of the depth chart and you fully know that.
And the value he provides is more than enough to offset it.
You said something that clearly isn’t true.
They don’t frequently make the difference between a win or loss. It’s incredibly rare that they do. Once or twice a season max.
And if you disagree with that please point me to the last egregious mistake he made that made the difference between a win and loss. We’ve played 30 games. When else has he made and egregious mistake that has been the difference? Go back to last season if you must. Mistakes on the level of the other days are incredibly rare.
the only reason his turnovers don’t turn up in the back of our net as often is because our goaltending is actually decent this season. he makes stupid assed mistakes all the time and has been that way since day 1. although the frequency of them has decreased as his TOI has gone down compared to other seasons so…yay?
having said that, i care way more about scratching johnny onegoal than severson, and i don’t think scratching sevs really accomplishes much. but i’m not shedding any tears over it.
He didn’t have a single giveaway in the last 10 games. The reason his turnovers don’t end up in the back of the net this season or any other season is because they are incredibly rare. Point me to the last one please.
They happen on rare occasions and look terrible when they do.
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i know it’s not true, but honestly it’s like some of you have never watched a hockey game. i knew what that penalty would do and said so when it happened in the gdt (against a chorus of ‘yeah don’t take that shit!’ machismo nonsense). the momentum completely swung after that, and the rest of the period was all rangers. we actually started the 2nd pretty well but it didn’t last long.
