Brookbank
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Lol. What a bad take.The back half of that deal was always going to be ugly and was the reason the Leafs let him walk
exactly, he's still doing the little things right and playing the right way. Points will come. Hes not a passenger.He hasn't been behind the play at all
I'm not worried. He doesn't have to be a 54 goal scorer again to be great. That was just wacky
He's near the top in NHL in ixGF, it's pretty different to be snakebitten than to actually be a ghost.How so?
Yeah I don't see it. He's skating as well as he ever has and is getting endless scoring chances. Just in a serious slump when it comes to finishing.Hence the “quick” downward turn. It only takes a slight drop off because of age combined with playing style to see a sharp decline. This is the nhl. Gaps between success a failure are tiny.
Lol. What a bad take.
he said it in the wrong way but he's not wrong, when he was with us he had multiple injuries and I believe one or both was a knee injury, we had concerns about him long term.Lol. What a bad take.
Hands are the first to go when the inevitable decline comes. It’s like the “yips” in golf. It’s an age related issue. Golfers can compensate with different putters or ways to anchor. Hockey players don’t have that option. The game is too quick. And that’s what I see for Hyman. His hands dropped off that tiny bit because of natural age related decline. That’s all it takes in the National League for a goal scorer to “lose his touch”. These “slumps” scoring, as you call them, become more frequent and last longer. Hyman will still contribute in other ways. He will become more like Josh Anderson. Still a good player, just not relied on to be a consistent goal scorer.Yeah I don't see it. He's skating as well as he ever has and is getting endless scoring chances. Just in a serious slump when it comes to finishing.
This is a made up phenomenon that people love to parrot on this site. Speed and explosiveness go well before fine motor control, and fine motor control falling off at the age of 32 is not a thing from "aging". Injuries, sure.Hands are the first to go when the inevitable decline comes. It’s like the “yips” in golf. It’s an age related issue. Golfers can compensate with different putters or ways to anchor. Hockey players don’t have that option. The game is too quick. And that’s what I see for Hyman. His hands dropped off that tiny bit because of natural age related decline. That’s all it takes in the National League for a goal scorer to “lose his touch”. These “slumps” scoring, as you call them, become more frequent and last longer. Hyman will still contribute in other ways. He will become more like Josh Anderson. Still a good player, just not relied on to be a consistent goal scorer.