Player Discussion Drake Batherson (RW) - Part II

[BigRig4]

Batherson has played well. He had a rough shift in OT and he owned it. He needs to move on from it and so should we.

Has he been that great? Looked pretty rough on the first goal too. Lost his guy in the defensive zone for a back door tap in. Had 4 PIMS in the first game as well. I’ve definitely seen some positive but it feels outweighed by the negative so far.

 

[OD99]

Batherson has played well. He had a rough shift in OT and he owned it. He needs to move on from it and so should we.

I will need to find the post game video. I was curious what he may say about the finish to that game. I figured he had to recognize how he contributed to the loss.

The biggest problem is there is so little room for error at the best of times and now we are in the position of having no wiggle room. We need wins, full stop.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Has he been that great? Looked pretty rough on the first goal too. Lost his guy in the defensive zone for a back door tap in. Had 4 PIMS in the first game as well. I’ve definitely seen some positive but it feels outweighed by the negative so far.

He was one of the better forwards in the first game. Scored a hard-nosed goal in front of the net and had 6 hits.

The penalty he took on OEL was legit and dumb, but the one on Jarnkrok was laughable. Not even close to a penalty. Just outmuscled a smaller player.

His game 2 was absolutely horrific though. Haven't seen a game that bad from a forward in awhile.

 

[Micklebot]

He was one of the better forwards in the first game. Scored a hard-nosed goal in front of the net and had 6 hits.

The penalty he took on OEL was legit and dumb, but the one on Jarnkrok was laughable. Not even close to a penalty. Just outmuscled a smaller player.

His game 2 was absolutely horrific though. Haven't seen a game that bad from a forward in awhile.

The only part about the OEL penalty that bugged me is he crosschecked him in the upper back, and OEL grabbed the back of his head, seemed a bit embellishy to me, but it's a penalty either way.

 

[Samboni]

How many high-sticking penalties does he have this series? Seems like at least 1 every game. He needs to play smarter.

 

[NyQuil]

I think I said it elsewhere, but it almost seems as if he's the only guy on the ice for both teams playing DJ Smith firewagon hockey.

 

[GCK]

Batherson has evolved so much in the last year and a half. He’s playing physical and is learning how to be a 200 foot player. Considering he’s going to have to testify against some of his friends soon it’s rather impressive.

 

[Icelevel]

Batherson has evolved so much in the last year and a half. He’s playing physical and is learning how to be a 200 foot player. Considering he’s going to have to testify against some of his friends soon it’s rather impressive.

Trade value should be decent. Now is the time.

 

[GCK]

Trade value should be decent. Now is the time.

Bad move. He’s one of the few who are a threat to score from distance.

 

[Icelevel]

Bad move. He’s one of the few who are a threat to score from distance.

So replace him with someone who can score and not cost the team points. Those players exist.

 

[GCK]

So replace him with someone who can score and not cost the team points. Those players exist.

Not at his price point. Do you want to trade Sanderson because he is directly responsible for at least 2 goals against this series.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

If the series ended last night, especially due to the 4-min OT PP, I have a feeling it could have been Batherson's last moments as a Sen. With his trade value and contract status, our commitment to Stutzle, Sanderson, Tkachuk and Ullmark, having just brought in Cozens, and the rarity of top 4 RHD, he feels like the "something" in "something's gotta give". Chabot or one of the RD are the next most intuitive options, but those trades all seem more complicated.

I am glad he gets a chance to show up again. Fight back hard, and even if we don't win, show management that this team can win, is on the verge of it. He's had an up and down series - as with all the guys I've named - but Drake is such an important player for us and we can't win with him making the type of mistake that he has.

 

[Tuna99]

Batherson now only has to be good for 3 games. The longer the series goes the more chance Batherson has to take over a game or a series. He’s so close and he’s done so much harm to the team - it has to balance out and he has to come up big in games 5, 6, 7

I expect him to be excellent and come up key for us on Toronto ice

 

[ottawagm]

He needs to use his body and not his stick. All of his problems from this series could have been avoided if he just used his body.

 

[Dionysus]

He needs to use his body and not his stick. All of his problems from this series could have been avoided if he just used his body.

Very true. Has the bad habit of gliding and not moving his feet. Has always had trouble stopping on pucks and using his feet to get into better position. Relies on shielding pucks while gliding, and using his stick.

Unacceptable to be taking the offensive zone penalties he has been this series. Hopefully the fact that the stakes are so high helps drive the message home that he needs to move his feet and stop using his stick.

When Bath uses his body he can be a force. When he's not he can be a liability.

 

[bicboi64]

On the brightside, Bath might be done taking dumb penalties. Green will have hopefully told him to use his body and strength instead of raising his bloody stick.