Player Discussion Drake Batherson (RW) - Part II

[SensFactor]

I feel like Batherson may be like Zib where the only way he can find the next level is after the wake up call of being traded by a disappointed club.

Sucks to be that club, but if we can get a solid contributor back that helps us win on a more consistent basis, then maybe that’s what we should do.

Maybe Drake is the guy we send to Utah for Crouse +.

At this point I think I’d rather trade him than Norris given the effort that Norris has been putting in this year, on top of defensive play, PK, faceoffs, hits, and goals.

We do need more playmaking in the top 6 though….

There was some talk that the Sens were interested in Jared McCann this week from Seattle.

Perhaps Batherson (RW) for McCann(C) straight up?

Both have similar cap hits, contract terms left, and age. Even their point totals are similar for the past few seasons. McCann is slightly older at 28. Compared to Batherson at 26.

 

[PlayOn]

Batherson was really good from January 2024- November 2024. And really consistent game over game.

Then December hit and all of our stars basically went cold. We survived on our goaltending, defense and secondary scoring that month, and then eventually Norris, Stützle and Tkachuk started getting their games back.

Batherson never did but I honestly just think he lost his confidence at some point. Had some bad luck with a few disallowed goals and his game just kept slipping further. I’m sure he’ll figure it out but we need him to get going now.