Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaskal
I don't think that Dougie is the type of player you mollycoddle for too long though, even with that disastrous start. His improvement indicates that. He went from a player who we wanted Hartley to staple to the bench, to one of our more reliable d-men in just a few weeks.
Our defensive system is still really suspect, but the scoring has come back somewhat and Ramo has settled in. I'd actually start feeding him more and more minutes and responsibilities until he's playing top pairing with Brodie - I think this pairing is inevitable; more of a when than an if.
I think once that happens both players will breakout. Dougie is steadily improving. Brodie on the left pairing means he wouldn't have to resort to the backhand for the outlet passes ( as great as it currently is ) and he'd have more control and range on the forehand. |
Hamilton will get more minutes when the other team's coaches stop playing their top 6 so much.... You really can't correlate Hamilton's improvement due to him being sheltered and play a lot less?
He starts the game with Russell as the #2 pairing and consistently plays himself into the bottom pairing. Hartley has given him every opportunity but game after game sees Wideman and Russell as better options.