I don't think his recent play has deserved it's own thread, I haven't been all that impressed with him overall.
He has had some good shifts of late and can make some good backhand passes out of the zone, but his decision making is often TERRIBLE. I saw it last game, there were 2 turnovers that I know only Butler makes, and it was number 44 both times. Rather than re-group in his own zone with the puck, 10 times out of 10 he just backhands it back to the opposition and I CANT STAND IT! He will be surrounded by teammates and there will be 0 forecheckers, but he still thinks the best play is to backhand it up to their forwards or defense. I've never got why he does it and he's never stopped doing it.
Yes he's made good plays, but it's because his bad plays aren't seeming as costly immediately. He just gives them way more puck possession time than necessary. For Butler, it's a win if he gets it out of the defensive zone.
This may just be a lack of confidence, but because of this I'm not ready to praise the guy quite yet.
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