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Originally Posted by Bingo
Literally every game of late ... 10 in a row?
But overall I don't disagree. I don't think a turnaround now resets the clock back to 2014 and he becomes elite again.
Last year he stopped the skid, but you had to dig deep to see it. This year he has a coach that likes him and is awarding "jam" which has bought him time to find his confidence again.
With that said he's off probation, but he's not top six bound until he starts producing.
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I think your bar is pretty low. He has to be one of the worst players at taking and making a pass on the team.
I agree he is looking better and completing more plays with his linemates but he is definitely not doing it at near a top 9 level imo.
He skating hard banging and crashing and has an active stick but he just isn't a player you put out there if you want your line to keep possession of the puck while it's on his Stick. He's at his best when he is the last player to touch the puck before a whistle rather than the first to touch it following one
Playing without janko and Hathaway has improved his game but not by leaps and bounds, he is now just an adequate bottom 6 player.