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

[MarkusKetterer]

I can take him taking penalties. What I can’t take is lazy penalties (namely holding or hooking) or dumb penalties

 

[Kublakhan]

I can take him taking penalties. What I can’t take is lazy penalties (namely holding or hooking) or dumb penalties

Lets hope this latest trend of his is shaken off real soon...

 

[Kyndig]

Agree with all of that except the reasoning for his penalties. He's been taking a lot of penalties all season. That's not a new development due to improved play. This season he's taken on more minutes and responsibility defensively. That's more likely the cause.

He tends to get a lot of bullshit soft penalties and that cross-check call is another example of that. If the league called that a penalty every time, we would be looking at a permanent 3 on 3 every game.

 

[GOALOFSSON]

He tends to get a lot of bullshit soft penalties and that cross-check call is another example of that. If the league called that a penalty every time, we would be looking at a permanent 3 on 3 every game.

I've noticed this as well

 

[Deep Blue Metallic]

Thanks, Rasmus. You've quelled the "move him to center" silliness, hopefully forever.

 

[BowieSabresFan]

Thanks, Rasmus. You've quelled the "move him to center" silliness, hopefully forever.

Or at least the next mistake he makes.

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

He tends to get a lot of bullshit soft penalties and that cross-check call is another example of that. If the league called that a penalty every time, we would be looking at a permanent 3 on 3 every game.

That was definitely a weak call.

 

[Diaspora]

I'd like to note something here.

The look of sheer joy on that kid's face after he scored the tying goal against Pittsburgh should be on the front cover of something - video game, magazine, whatever. Watching an athlete experience that feeling is the reason why people become sports fans.

The emotion that he and other young players like Cozens and Tuch bring to the game is infectious and priceless. Add that as an intangible before you hit the Grand Total button about what Dahlin is worth.

Oh -- and if anyone on the team says "It's a business", trade his ass immediately for whatever you can get.

 

[Diaspora]

For the record:

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[Montag DP]

I saw the young man at a restaurant last night. My wife wanted to take a picture of me with him, but I didn't want to be that guy.

 

[KiwiGriff]

I saw the young man at a restaurant last night. My wife wanted to take a picture of me with him, but I didn't want to be that guy.

Yeah don’t interrupt a man and his food

 

[Buffaloed]

Sabres' Don Granato singles out 'fearless' Rasmus Dahlin to team he sees playing with too much fear (paywall)

Granato speaks of the Dahlin Lama following last nights 3-2 loss to the Sharks:

I pointed out Rasmus Dahlin after the first period to the rest of the team. I pointed out what I love about watching that guy play: It’s fearless.

Just watch that guy. Absolutely amazing. When something goes wrong, he elevates. Something goes wrong, a turnover, he’s trying so damn hard the next time. He might turn the puck back over, but he’s trying. He’s fearless. Spectacular, spectacular game. It was just shift after shift for him that he was good. Every possession it seemed he made something happen through five guys. They backed off quite a bit defensively when he had the puck — they had five guys paying attention to him — and he still made plays or carried pucks through them.

There’s not a team in this league that wouldn’t love having him on their team. He is competitive, ultra-competitive. That’s where a lot of his mistakes are made: He just tries too damn hard sometimes, wants to plow ahead. He makes one mistake, wants to make up for it immediately, which is the second mistake coming because you’re forcing it. But I love the competitiveness. He’s found a balance and a rhythm. You guys (the media), even in this room, call him out for every damn mistake the guy makes, and he goes out there every game fearless, no hesitation. That’s why he’s a hell of a player right now, and that’s why he’s going to become a better player every day. We need to play collectively that way. We played with too much fear in the first period, which is hesitation. We needed to get rid of that. We did a better job the second two periods, but all the frustration you hear in my voice is we played with too much hesitation — which is fear for me. He loves to be challenged, whether it be by me or the guy lining up across in the other jersey. It makes him better and it makes him elevate. He feels that we need more out of him because he’s capable of it and our team needs it.

He's been doing everything expected of a franchise dman. He's logging big minutes in all situations and putting up points.

 

[Chainshot]

That's the highest praise for Dahlin I've read since his draft year.

 

[Faceboner]

Granato is morpheus and dahlin is neo "you just have to believe neo"

 

[BuffaloGooner]

Sabres' Don Granato singles out 'fearless' Rasmus Dahlin to team he sees playing with too much fear (paywall)

Granato speaks of the Dahlin Lama following last nights 3-2 loss to the Sharks:

I pointed out Rasmus Dahlin after the first period to the rest of the team. I pointed out what I love about watching that guy play: It’s fearless.

Just watch that guy. Absolutely amazing. When something goes wrong, he elevates. Something goes wrong, a turnover, he’s trying so damn hard the next time. He might turn the puck back over, but he’s trying. He’s fearless. Spectacular, spectacular game. It was just shift after shift for him that he was good. Every possession it seemed he made something happen through five guys. They backed off quite a bit defensively when he had the puck — they had five guys paying attention to him — and he still made plays or carried pucks through them.

There’s not a team in this league that wouldn’t love having him on their team. He is competitive, ultra-competitive. That’s where a lot of his mistakes are made: He just tries too damn hard sometimes, wants to plow ahead. He makes one mistake, wants to make up for it immediately, which is the second mistake coming because you’re forcing it. But I love the competitiveness. He’s found a balance and a rhythm. You guys (the media), even in this room, call him out for every damn mistake the guy makes, and he goes out there every game fearless, no hesitation. That’s why he’s a hell of a player right now, and that’s why he’s going to become a better player every day. We need to play collectively that way. We played with too much fear in the first period, which is hesitation. We needed to get rid of that. We did a better job the second two periods, but all the frustration you hear in my voice is we played with too much hesitation — which is fear for me. He loves to be challenged, whether it be by me or the guy lining up across in the other jersey. It makes him better and it makes him elevate. He feels that we need more out of him because he’s capable of it and our team needs it.

He's been doing everything expected of a franchise dman. He's logging big minutes in all situations and putting up points.

This is something a leader says. Players notice when you stick your neck out for them. Good for Ras for continuously playing excellent hockey. He’s coming along nicely. Even better for Don to use him as an example setter. We haven’t had a “lead by example” kind of guy that I trusted besides Sam.

 

[HaNotsri]

Sabres' Don Granato singles out 'fearless' Rasmus Dahlin to team he sees playing with too much fear (paywall)

Granato speaks of the Dahlin Lama following last nights 3-2 loss to the Sharks:

I pointed out Rasmus Dahlin after the first period to the rest of the team. I pointed out what I love about watching that guy play: It’s fearless.

Just watch that guy. Absolutely amazing. When something goes wrong, he elevates. Something goes wrong, a turnover, he’s trying so damn hard the next time. He might turn the puck back over, but he’s trying. He’s fearless. Spectacular, spectacular game. It was just shift after shift for him that he was good. Every possession it seemed he made something happen through five guys. They backed off quite a bit defensively when he had the puck — they had five guys paying attention to him — and he still made plays or carried pucks through them.

There’s not a team in this league that wouldn’t love having him on their team. He is competitive, ultra-competitive. That’s where a lot of his mistakes are made: He just tries too damn hard sometimes, wants to plow ahead. He makes one mistake, wants to make up for it immediately, which is the second mistake coming because you’re forcing it. But I love the competitiveness. He’s found a balance and a rhythm. You guys (the media), even in this room, call him out for every damn mistake the guy makes, and he goes out there every game fearless, no hesitation. That’s why he’s a hell of a player right now, and that’s why he’s going to become a better player every day. We need to play collectively that way. We played with too much fear in the first period, which is hesitation. We needed to get rid of that. We did a better job the second two periods, but all the frustration you hear in my voice is we played with too much hesitation — which is fear for me. He loves to be challenged, whether it be by me or the guy lining up across in the other jersey. It makes him better and it makes him elevate. He feels that we need more out of him because he’s capable of it and our team needs it.

He's been doing everything expected of a franchise dman. He's logging big minutes in all situations and putting up points.

The golem effect works both for positive and negative expectations. Essentially people tend to live up or down to your expectations. Research proves that it works as well on groups as individuals.
Granato gets an A+ for transformative leadership skills.

 

[Chainshot]

It also sets up the HaHa Bunch to direct their ire at Don rather than Rasmus.

 

[Faceboner]

This is something a leader says. Players notice when you stick your neck out for them. Good for Ras for continuously playing excellent hockey. He’s coming along nicely. Even better for Don to use him as an example setter. We haven’t had a “lead by example” kind of guy that I trusted besides Sam.

Yea after that first period he upped his game looked like an absolute unit of a man on a mission, its taking longer than most expected but you can see him turning into the player he was drafted to be slowly but surely.

 

[GrierIsGod123]

I'm officially excited for Dahlin again. It feels like this coach is pushing the right buttons with him and encouraging him to play his game. You can see that he's one of the most talented players in the league when he's "on". I'd imagine with a better offensive team in front of him, he'd be closer to point-per-game already. Man, Krueger really ef'd him up bad. Truly a historically bad coaching job.

I still expect him to become a 70-80 point guy throughout his prime. You gotta think the addition of Power will only push him even more, as that's a true threat to his job as a #1 which no one else on the team can provide right now. Perhaps that will be enough to get him to not start so slow.

 

[sabremike]

Guy, headed to the Dahlin thread on the main board, BRB...

 

[Jim Bob]

 

[Der Jaeger]

We should trade him….

 

[Gabrielor]

Well earned.

 

[Chainshot]

We should trade him….

 

[DolanPlsGoSabres]

Remind me never to check the replies on Sabres twitter again