Player Discussion Tim Stützle - (C) - Part VI

[Wondercarrot]

Stutzle is a parameter playmaker, he needs to shoot more & take advantage of his shot. He also needs someone on his line to protect his back, Ostapchuk & Gaudette on his line would be interesting. One can dig pucks out of the corner & the other can get it on net & sometimes score. Ostapchuk can take faceoffs for him.

I think Timmy could play with tent post and a banana and be effective but yeah some fun combos available.
However with respect to his play style, regardless of the parameters you use calling Jimmy Stu a perimeter player is completely ridiculous.
He drives the net, takes inside lines etc etc.

What he does is probe the perimeter for a place to attack then goes where he finds the lane inside.

 

[Senovision]

Shoot the puck more Timmy.

 

[Golden_Jet]

what's funny is that one of Alfredssons favourite plays was the curl back entering the zone and hitting the open man. he would do it all the time.

now Stutzle has mastered it and does it all the time. coincidence? i don't think so.

also 4-0 and still backchecking like a demon?

we got a new Alfie. being mentored by old Alfie.

Curl back was done by Spezza the most,
I remember G saying, he always get nervous when that happens, but he’s good at it.

 

[OD99]

0 goals in his last 5 games and 7 shots on goal.

Last night again a dominant skating performance by Stutzle vs Anaheim. But he had 0 shots on goal.

I would just like to see him shoot more so we can score more goals. You can't score if you don't shoot.

Wow. I didn't know it had gotten to that point.

I noticed the tape on his neck again, so I wonder if he is feeling a little off and doesn't trust his shot? He went wild in the 2nd half of the season when he hit 39 goals, but we need him to be a dual threat now.

I get it though, when you believe you can set guys up with open nets play after play, the urge is to keep doing that.

He really has been incredible this year. Every time he is on the ice he dominates - he has the puck or he goes and gets it. There was a play in the latter part of the 3rd last night where he stole the puck in our end, had to dipsy doodle around 2 Ducks (maybe twice) and then had to sidestep Hamonic as well. He doesn't give the puck up unless he wants to. Crazy good right now.

 

[Nova Stutzlia]

Maybe someone should tell him, "If you shoot more, that will open more passing lanes"

 

[Nova Stutzlia]

Also, while he is tied for 12th (with 2 others) in points, he is (no surprise here) tied for 6th (with 1 other) in assists.

 

[SpezDispenser]

Turning into a legit 2-way threat.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

He's been unbelievable... His stamina is outstanding.. His back checking has been visible every game. He keeps getting better. His speed and anticipation has been great.

On the question who do you build your team around Brady or Timmy... I get people saying Tkachuk and respect that opinion. Both players have tremendous qualities .. but IMO I think right now Timmy is the most valuable player to his team. After Timmy who who'd I go with between Sanderson and Tkachuk. I think that is closer If we discount the difficult year Sanderson is having. Would anyone take Sanderson at his best over Stutzle at his?

 

[Golden_Jet]

He's been unbelievable... His stamina is outstanding.. His back checking has been visible every game. He keeps getting better. His speed and anticipation has been great.

On the question who do you build your team around Brady or Timmy... I get people saying Tkachuk and respect that opinion. Both players have tremendous qualities .. but IMO I think right now Timmy is the most valuable player to his team. After Timmy who who'd I go with between Sanderson and Tkachuk. I think that is closer If we discount the difficult year Sanderson is having. Would anyone take Sanderson at his best over Stutzle at his?

You build around Timmy, Brady and Sandy.

 

[PlayOn]

He's been unbelievable... His stamina is outstanding.. His back checking has been visible every game. He keeps getting better. His speed and anticipation has been great.

On the question who do you build your team around Brady or Timmy... I get people saying Tkachuk and respect that opinion. Both players have tremendous qualities .. but IMO I think right now Timmy is the most valuable player to his team. After Timmy who who'd I go with between Sanderson and Tkachuk. I think that is closer If we discount the difficult year Sanderson is having. Would anyone take Sanderson at his best over Stutzle at his?

Watching the growing pains of this team and all the young players makes me appreciate what Stützle is doing even more.

When you see these guys at 20, 22 and then you see them at 25 - there’s such a difference. So when you see Stützle being the best player on the team at 22 it is all the more impressive, and his upside is insane.

I go Stützle over anyone as a result.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

He is the best German in the NHL.

His ability to lure in multiple defenders is remarkable. Opens up so much lanes for others.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

He's been unbelievable... His stamina is outstanding.. His back checking has been visible every game. He keeps getting better. His speed and anticipation has been great.

On the question who do you build your team around Brady or Timmy... I get people saying Tkachuk and respect that opinion. Both players have tremendous qualities .. but IMO I think right now Timmy is the most valuable player to his team. After Timmy who who'd I go with between Sanderson and Tkachuk. I think that is closer If we discount the difficult year Sanderson is having. Would anyone take Sanderson at his best over Stutzle at his?

You can't replace high end talent like Stutzle imo. That's the side of the game you can't go all the way without. He may go down as the most skilled Senator ever, if he isn't already, and I think he may be special like a Draisaitl when all is said and done. What he has going on separates him from his peers. I don't think there's any argument Brady is close to Stu or Sandy skill wise, but he definitely has an impact out on the ice in a good way all his own. I hope the team can get rolling and they all stay in house.

 

[LuckyPierre]

I was critical of him in the offseason. Didn't want to see his pouting demeanour and individualistic play style carry over from last year and infect the team.

Well, it hasn't. He's been the team MVP and it isn't particularly close.

Watching him live vs Edmonton was an eye opener, where in spite of Draisaitl's and McDavid's abilities to slice through opponents and produce with ease, it was clear that Stutzle was every bit as dynamic and fun to watch as those two.

Now, to get him a line mate who can be on his level.

 

[The Waffler]

Has anyone tried yelling “Shoot!” at him when the boys are on the PP?

 

[bicboi64]

Nice to see him produce, even when not leading the team in ice time. He was behind Giroux, Norris and Pinto and still puts up points

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

I know he's not quite MacKinnon level yet, but it's laughable some fans think he's closer to Duchene than MacKinnon...

 

[SpezDispenser]

He's been unbelievable... His stamina is outstanding.. His back checking has been visible every game. He keeps getting better. His speed and anticipation has been great.

On the question who do you build your team around Brady or Timmy... I get people saying Tkachuk and respect that opinion. Both players have tremendous qualities .. but IMO I think right now Timmy is the most valuable player to his team. After Timmy who who'd I go with between Sanderson and Tkachuk. I think that is closer If we discount the difficult year Sanderson is having. Would anyone take Sanderson at his best over Stutzle at his?

Eaaaasily Stutzle over Brady. And then it gets murky for me between Stu and Sanderson, but you can't lose there.

 

[BankStreetParade]

Eaaaasily Stutzle over Brady. And then it gets murky for me between Stu and Sanderson, but you can't lose there.

Stutzle makes every player he’s on the ice with better. It’s that simple. Those guys are the envy of the league.

Tkachuk is a unique player but his contributions are much more individualistic and he’s at his best in the “half-court offense” so to speak.

 

[bicboi64]

You pick Stu over Brady every time in terms of team building. You always go with the centre that can score at an elite rate, play D, and has the speed over a winger.

There's very few wingers you can build an NHL team around and have long term success (Prime Patrick Kane, Prime Ovechkin, Kucherov, Kaprizov, Panarin, maybe Rantanen). Even the Panthers, MTkachuk is hailed as the missing piece for that teams success, but he isn't as important to the club as Barkov.

 

[Micklebot]

Stutzle makes every player he’s on the ice with better. It’s that simple. Those guys are the envy of the league.

Tkachuk is a unique player but his contributions are much more individualistic and he’s at his best in the “half-court offense” so to speak.

It's funny because Batherson and Norris seem to have really come to life playing with Brady, I think a lot of Tkachuks contributions go unnoticed, he's out there creating space for his linemates to thrive, but doesn't get any credit for their improved performance because he isn't making flashy plays.

 

[Emrasie]

And on top of that way less TO this year.
The only criticism i have this year is that he needs to shoot more, too often he is looking to do the perfect pass to score but sometimes he should stop overthinking it and just shoot the puck.

 

[Emrasie]

It's funny because Batherson and Norris seem to have really come to life playing with Brady, I think a lot of Tkachuks contributions go unnoticed, he's out there creating space for his linemates to thrive, but doesn't get any credit for their improved performance because he isn't making flashy plays.

On O Brady is very valuable but on D not really, Stu is as valuable as Brady on O if not more, and on D far more.
+ Stu can drive a line and be good with almost everybody, i can't say the same with Brady.

 

[Micklebot]

On O Brady is very valuable but on D not really, Stu is as valuable as Brady on O if not more, and on D far more.
+ Stu can drive a line and be good with almost everybody, i can't say the same with Brady.

Oh, I take Stu over Brady, Center vs winger is a big consideration for me, I just don't buy into the claim that Brady doesn't make the players around him better. Imo, guys tend to play a foot taller knowing he's on the ice with him, they have more space, and he's an underrated playmaker. He's also a huge benefit on the cycle, which wears out the opposition, and can be punishing on the forecheck.

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

We are so lucky that the Kings took Byfield. While Byfield is a piece that any team should be excited to get at 3rd overall, not having Stutzle as a legit 1C completely would change the complexion of the rebuild.