Player Discussion Rasmus Dahlin Part 4 - D (1st Overall, 2018, Frölunda HC, SHL)

[Ace]

I wonder what happened in between…

thanks Ralph!

 

[Fjordy]

STUD

50+ this season and he may well score 65-80 next, he clearly missed a lot of points due to our not good attack this season for various reasons and our poor PP.

 

[Chainshot]

STUD

50+ this season and he may well score 65-80 next, he clearly missed a lot of points due to our not good attack this season for various reasons and our poor PP.

Well he also had to unf*** himself from the start of the season too. We've seen considerable growth in his game that could have him poised to really take off next year in terms of both point production and overall impacts.

 

[Fjordy]

Well he also had to unf*** himself from the start of the season too. We've seen considerable growth in his game that could have him poised to really take off next year in terms of both point production and overall impacts.

Well, his passes at the beginning of the season were also good, the problem is that the forwards should convert their chances better, he mainly struggle on the defensive, but we also remember that he then played in tandem with Butcher. I loved the way he paired up with Pysyk after Butcher, and Dahlin started to improve long before the All-Star Game and after that he started showing elite play in almost every game.

 

[Fezzy126]

Well he also had to unf*** himself from the start of the season too. We've seen considerable growth in his game that could have him poised to really take off next year in terms of both point production and overall impacts.

I'm sure if he doesn't start fast next season then he'll get tabbed with the "slow starter" moniker by the fans that followed Reinhart around for awhile.

 

[Chainshot]

Well, his passes at the beginning of the season were also good, the problem is that the forwards should convert their chances better, he mainly struggle on the defensive, but we also remember that he then played in tandem with Butcher. I loved the way he paired up with Pysyk after Butcher, and Dahlin started to improve long before the All-Star Game and after that he started showing elite play in almost every game.

He was making plays, sure, yet the confidence to let himself just play his game had to be built up. He's stacked a couple of months of very good play at both ends of the ice and has a swagger right now that he didn't have opening night. He's maturing into the player people saw as possible at Frolunda.

 

[Fjordy]

I'm sure if he doesn't start fast next season then he'll get tabbed with the "slow starter" moniker by the fans that followed Reinhart around for awhile.

I think he will start normally if there are no health problems, of course, unless Adams re-signs Butcher and Granato decides to play him again in the first pair.

 

[truthbluth]

I think he will start normally if there are no health problems, of course, unless Adams re-signs Butcher and Granato decides to play him again in the first pair.

Don’t you bring that evil in here!

 

[Puppa2Miller]

Well, his passes at the beginning of the season were also good, the problem is that the forwards should convert their chances better, he mainly struggle on the defensive, but we also remember that he then played in tandem with Butcher. I loved the way he paired up with Pysyk after Butcher, and Dahlin started to improve long before the All-Star Game and after that he started showing elite play in almost every game.

He was paired with Butcher for like a second. That narrative is silly.

 

[Fjordy]

He was paired with Butcher for like a second. That narrative is silly.

Why? Jokiharju was injured in the first game and at the beginning of the season Dahlin played in pair with Butcher, I don’t remember exactly how many games, but maybe 10-15. Then when he played in pair with Pysyk they played well together, much better than with Butcher.

 

[Puppa2Miller]

He wasn't paired with Butcher for double digit games. You are exaggerating to the nth degree.

 

[Fjordy]

He wasn't paired with Butcher for double digit games. You are exaggerating to the nth degree.

I think about 10-15 games, probably easy to check if you're interested.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

22 goals, 67 assists next season. BOOK IT.

 

[Kyndig]

I think about 10-15 games, probably easy to check if you're interested.

For anyone that's curious: 17% of Dahlin's total ES play time has been with Butcher. 190 minutes, or about 10 games.

 

[Fjordy]

For anyone that's curious: 17% of Dahlin's total play time has been with Butcher. 190 minutes, or about 8 games.

I counted 10, but okay, I specifically looked at the lineups at the beginning of the season.

 

[Kyndig]

I counted 10, but okay, I specifically looked at the lineups at the beginning of the season.

Not an exact science I went by. It could've been more, but the lines got shuffled/injuries etc.

That 17% I also forgot was ES play time, so 10 or so games is actually probably right.

 

[Fezzy126]

Not an exact science I went by. It could've been more, but the lines got shuffled/injuries etc.

That 17% I also forgot was ES play time, so 10 or so games is actually probably right.

Dahlin started with Butcher in 9 of the 1st 11 games

 

[BuffaloGooner]

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Dahlin started with Butcher in 9 of the 1st 11 games

Those times were dark

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

It's easy to focus on Dahlin's welcome offensive production.

To me the biggest improvement in his game has been defensively, He's developed into a legit shutdown defender.

This kid - reminder that he turns 22 in 7 days - is just starting to blossom. Quite confident he'll soon merit annual Norris consideration.

 

[Chainshot]

 

[Fjordy]

Next season 70-80

 

[SECRET SQUIRREL]

IMO, his overall play took right off as soon as he stopped allowing guys to intimidate him and adding a healthy dose of scumbag into his game.

 

[Diaspora]

IMO, his overall play took right off as soon as he stopped allowing guys to intimidate him and adding a healthy dose of scumbag into his game.

You say say "scumbag" -- I prefer "effective introduction of doubt".

 

[Chainshot]

IMO, his overall play took right off as soon as he stopped allowing guys to intimidate him and adding a healthy dose of scumbag into his game.

Yeah, he's gotten super-greasy and between how he finishes people and how he's stick-mean has to put people off. The rep that he's "just" an offensive defenseman and I think he surprises people with the discomfort he gives them in those physical confrontations.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

It's easy to focus on Dahlin's welcome offensive production.

To me the biggest improvement in his game has been defensively, He's developed into a legit shutdown defender.

This kid - reminder that he turns 22 in 7 days - is just starting to blossom. Quite confident he'll soon merit annual Norris consideration.

Power will be his age when Dahlin is 25. That's when this team should be peaking, or beginning the "peak era," if we're lucky enough.