Player Discussion Jake Sanderson (D) PART 3

[NyQuil]

Last night, there was a pretty impressive laser beam tape to tape pass from an odd position on the side boards right to the opposite side of the ice.

He sees the game very well.

He's going to have trouble outmuscling veteran NHL forwards for awhile but he can try to outsmart them for the time being.

 

[Mingus Dew]

He got caught with his pants down on that first goal and stopped moving his skates.

Other than that he looked tremendous. Ice in his veins.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

For what it's worth:

Sanderson:
5on5:
xGF% Rel: 13.81
Raw xGF%: 60.68

Drysdale:
5on5:
xGF% Rel: -1.76
Raw xGf%: 36.27

PK:
Sanderson:
Raw xGA/60: 16.18
Rel xGA/60: 15.72

Drysdale:
Raw xGA/60: 8.74
Rel xGA/60: 0.34

Drysdale has been better on PK, but I feel that's more of a fault of DJ's system than anything. Sanderson in this short sample size has been far superior 5on5 though. Yes Drysdale does not play on a good team, yes he's practically fed to the wolves, but you can tell he's clearly struggling in his role. Sanderson so far looks comfortable in his and his role hasn't been easy to say the least.

 

[bicboi64]

I really wanted Drysdale at the time, but warmed up to Sanderson after reading and watching about his skating. Alas, now that Drysdale is on the quacks, I can't ever root for his success

 

[aragorn]

Sanderson seems to be a version of Chabot with his skating & Redden with his passing. He is going to be a star along with Pinto, both are going to be great for Ottawa.

 

[SlapJack]

Top 3 rookie in NHL for TOI per game

At the end of the season I'm sure the top minute rookies will be Sanderson, Power, and Guhle. Already have Seider and Dahlin as young stud D in the Atlantic, going to be crazy seeing all these guys going head to head quite often for the near future.

 

[SlapJack]

Sanderson seems to be a version of Chabot with his skating & Redden with his passing. He is going to be a star along with Pinto, both are going to be great for Ottawa.

I like the Redden comparison. I remember when Pierre Gauthier made the trade for Redden and said that he had ice blood in his veins. Sanderson has that too. Not related but Gauthier also said he would've picked Redden #1 over Berard.

Sanderson does so many smart little things as well. When he goes to retrieve the puck behind the goal line with back pressure, sometimes he will angle his skates in one direction to make it look like he's going to go in that direction, then at the last minute will change the angle and go the other way. It's a subtle fake that won't get noticed by many. It's very effective but you need great technique to pull it off and Jake makes it look so easy you don't notice

 

[aragorn]

I like the Redden comparison. I remember when Pierre Gauthier made the trade for Redden and said that he had ice blood in his veins. Sanderson has that too Not related but Gauthier also said he would've picked Redden #1 over Berard.

Sanderson does so many smart little things as well. When he goes to retrieve the puck behind the goal line with back pressure, sometimes he will angle his skates in one direction to make it look like he's going to go in that direction, then at the last minute will change the angle and go the other way. It's a subtle fake that won't get noticed by many. It's very effective but you need great technique to pull it off and Jake makes it look so easy you don't notice

Yes, his vision & hockey IQ are through the roof, Pinto is pretty damn good too at forward, he already does all of the little things well & will only get better.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

 

[Hale The Villain]

Been a top 4 D right out of the gate. So good defensively and his puckmoving has been impressive.

Going to be a stud #1 defenseman before too long.

 

[Micklebot]

He still needs to adjust a bit to the NHL level forwards, there have been a couple times where a guy seems to get a step on him for one reason or another, but he does so many things like a seasoned vet already that I'm sure he's going to adapt quickly.

 

[sennysensen]

The Ducks also had Sanderson rated higher than Drysdale.

 

[SlapJack]

His face was a mess, that was nasty

 

[IranCondraAffair]

I had Drysdale over Sanderson, feel free to clown me.

 

[StoicSensFan]

I had Drysdale over Sanderson, feel free to clown me.

I feel like it was a toss up at the time of the draft, with the slight edge to Drysdale because of his play at the WJs. Glad the Sens stuck with their guy!

 

[Agent Zub]

This might sound stupid but he sorta reminds me of a mix between Karlsson and Doughty.

Not as good offensively as EK and not as heavy to play against as Drew, but a solid balance of both.

 

[Icelevel]

His face was a mess, that was nasty

I didn’t see the game. What happened? Is there video? Didn’t see it in the highlights

 

[Micklebot]

I didn’t see the game. What happened? Is there video? Didn’t see it in the highlights

Someone went in for a check (I think it was Dowd), their stick got up high on him, then Hamonic went after him a bit, coincidental roughing minors were called if I recall. No call on the original play, Sanderson missed 3 or 4 shifts.

 

[Golden_Jet]

I didn’t see the game. What happened? Is there video? Didn’t see it in the highlights

15 stitches in his lip.

 

[Icelevel]

15 stitches in his lip.

Got it. 15 stitches. In the lip.

 

[Ice-Tray]

Dowd also turtled…. And then the team turned up the physicality and started hitting everything that moved which culminated into a few epic shifts where we were knocking everyone on their asses. Pure physical domination.

 

[Sun God Nika]

The Ducks also had Sanderson rated higher than Drysdale.

Source ?

 

[sennysensen]

Source ?

Just something I've read 5-6 times here, or Reddit or Twitter. Doesn't mean it's 100% true, but I've never seen the opposite. If you watch the 2 players play this year, it totally makes sense.

 

[aragorn]

ouch ...

 

[jake1]

Maybe a bit of a reach here, but when they write the 2020 redraft article again in a few years, I think it'll be 1 Tim, 2 Jake. He's already so calm, and he hasn't even gotten up to speed yet. When he learns the league and his teammates, he's going to dominate. He may not put up Makar or Fox points, but he'll prevent more goals than anyone.