Quoting: exo2769
I was critical of his game 2. NOT because he was playing poorly (he got 2 points) , but I didn't see the effort to beat people to the puck in game 2 like I saw in game 3. He was the best player on the ice.
@HatterTParty What did you think of Dach's game last night?
Sorry in advance folks.
Well, to get the obvious out of the way, his defensive game has been on point, as was expected. He looks strong, and while I don’t necessarily think he looks faster, he certainly looks like he is putting in more effort. He has been a thorn in the side of the oilers defense, which is just as bad as ours.
Now for the part no one wants to hear. With dach, all praise seems to be reserved for intangibles. For some, it’s statistics, others analytics. For Dach, it’s that he looks stronger and faster. Period. End of story. For me, Dach still can’t, and won’t, shoot for ****. His passing has been okay, but I’ve honestly expected a little better. I still don’t like how he tries to stick handle through people like Kane did early in his career. Essentially, he’s still way too predictable. Used to hate Kane back then. Another thing people keep telling me is he’s good at the netfront. Here’s the problem: has he once even tried to screen the goalie or even been used as such during the PP? Not that I’ve seen, so that’s a waste. Finally, and this one really, REALLY, pissed me off, his physical game. I have argued that he has no physical game whatsoever, and I do stand by that. So what happens? He nails Tyler Ennis and the whole of hawks fandom praises the Saskatoon messiah. WHAT?! He’s 5’9’’!!!!!!!!! That’s praise worthy?! Pretty sure I’m more impressed with darian pilon at 5’10’’ knocking out Dach then Dach on Ennis. The second this kid actually lays out a guy who’s 6’2’’ or better, then we’re talking.
Look, simply put, Dach to me is like being a cubs fan with sox fans criticizing me for not liking the Sox (btw I hate baseball). I’m never going to like the kid simply because I don’t like his playing style and I don’t like how he’s used. I don’t like that he’s a center, and if he’s the answer to post toews 1C, you’re asking the wrong question. I don’t talk about Dach much on capfriendly anymore because no one wants to hear it and I certainly couldn’t care less about him.