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Player Discussion Jackson Blake

Stickpucker said:
I'm going to nitpick...what do you mean poise? One thing that sticks out to me is Blake's ability to stick handle with the puck and that opens up the middle of the ice for him. Just watching his highlights last night are a few great examples.

He also does a good job protecting the puck and along the boards especially for a guy his size. If he lacked in these areas there's no way Rod would give him the minutes he's getting.
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It’s more about Jarvis than Blake. Jarvis arrived at the NHL level at 19 years old with the ability to shield and protect the puck, and holding onto it until there’s a safe and smart option for him to pass to. It was pretty high level from day one and it’s why Necas dropped in the lineup and Jarvis played higher up because Rod eats that stuff up. That’s poise to me. Holding onto the puck and making good choices when you do choose to do something with it. Blake isn’t in that category, and in fact his first choice with the puck for most of this season was to drive right at the D and try to make a move on them. That’s not poise. Of course it’s early and since he got promoted he looks better. I think what Blake has (which does seem passed down) is confidence. If he doesn’t get through the first time he does it again. He has great natural instincts with the puck so he does make great quick little passes, but like I’m saying that’s a little different than poise to me. Especially when compared to Jarvis.
 
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bleedgreen said:
Jack Drury’s Dad is Ted Drury - not Chris. Ted was a 4C. They were drafted around the same spot and followed nearly identical paths while producing pretty much at the same clip. It’s a pretty fair comparison.

Also, I was never trying to make this about Jason Blake, the thread was about guessing where you think a guy is going to be. I thought in both Drury and Blake the play style is so similar you can use that as a possible measuring point to start with since it’s such a small sample and we’re all just putting our own projections, biases and hopes on Blake.
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I’ve already been taken to task for this bleed. Geez. Read the room.
 
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No no no, guys, you're all wrong. According to Reliable Sources* he's just a diver and we should get rid of him before we all get embarrassed.

* - Pens TV announcers, name forgotten: "He sure seems to 'fall down' a lot." [Blake gets cross-checked.] "Hahahahaha. Hey, there he goes again!"
 
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Surrounded By Ahos said:
What an odd combination of stats lol
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seriously - i love it.

it is almost baseball stat silly. and baseball isn't a game, it is a stat generation system.

that run of "filters" reminded me of something like "and smitzkin is up to bat. he has had a down year, only hitting 0.212, but it should be noted he is leading the team in pinch hit singles on thursday afternoons in partly cloudy weather while wearing the mauve uniform"
 
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Bub said:
No no no, guys, you're all wrong. According to Reliable Sources* he's just a diver and we should get rid of him before we all get embarrassed.

* - Pens TV announcers, name forgotten: "He sure seems to 'fall down' a lot." [Blake gets cross-checked.] "Hahahahaha. Hey, there he goes again!"
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In all fairness, if there's one team of announcers that should be able to identify blatant divers, it's the Pens (or Bruins)
 
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