He doesn’t not want to get physically involved on a daily basis and he also loves trying to do the pretty thing all the time when I’m not even sure he has the skill for it
Player Discussion Drake Batherson (RW) - Part II
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coladin
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Terrible. And yet the coach continues to try and get him out of his funk. This tells me the coaching staff sees him as a guy who cares and is trying, but he just can't continue to disappear for 20-30 games. Every year.
aragorn
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Batherson has a history of putting up pts with this team & given the only other good RW they have is the 36 yr old Giroux they need to keep him & let him get out of this funk & with him it could happen at any moment. It doesn't matter what happened in the past it's the future that matters & they need him contributing consistently which we all know he can when healthy & it's clicking for him. He came close again last night, so he is getting some chances. Good point producers don't just stop being good scorers, he just needs some puck luck.
FunkySeeFunkyDoo
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Big thing I'd say is the guy just doesn't look good. And I don't mean his play, I mean physically -- he looks thin and pale. Could be battling a virus or something?
Yeah, Batherson looks noticeably older too:
He is what he is, an inconsistent offensive producer. Once he pops one in, he will go back on another offensive streak.
I thought he made strides defensively at the beginning of the year, but lately he has looked off in that department. Whatever it is, he needs to produce and contribute on both ends of the puck. Like me encouraging (and succeeding
) in getting G-man to shoot more, I would encourage the same to Bathman. Less pretty, more straight line hockey/rebounds/dirty goals to pump up the volume.
