When should Dahlin start carrying a heavier load?

[nfreeman]

37 minutes ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

Speaking of Dahlin and loads.... He blew his all over the wild last night, it was a Swedish geyser of awesomeness! 

Dude.

[Wyldnwoody44]

6 minutes ago, nfreeman said:

Dude.

What? Potty humor has its place

 

 

.... I've also been day drinking Ginga and Port wine all day in Sintra, soooooo 

Edited November 18, 2018 by Wyldnwoody44

[Hoss]

1 minute ago, Wyldnwoody44 said:

What? Potty humor has its place

.... I've also been day drinking Ginga and Port wine all day in Sintra, soooooo 

You’re fine. I chuckled.

[Kruppstahl]

He should be brought along at whatever pace he can naturally handle, and not more.

He probably could not have a better HC than Phil Housley, considering he was a phenom Wunderkind puck moving, goal scoring, offense generating defenseman himself.  

If anyone should be able to keep an eye on Dahlin and manage his ice time/assignments correctly, you would think it would be Housley.   Those 2 guys speak a language that very few NHL D-men have ever spoken.

 

 

 

[LikeEich]

Game against Minny you could really see his confidence starting to grow, that's the main goal here. Easier opposition until he really gets comfortable (getting there but his game has another few notches to go yet) then start increasing the workload. Kid is going to be unreal, probably this season it will happen, but if it takes 3 years then that's when he should get the bump up. 

[Tondas]

The more Dahlin plays offensively, the better he plays defensively.  From the second period on last night when he really turned on the offense, he had few if any turnovers in the D zone.  Even as Phil said, "He made some incredible plays.  Even coming out of our own end. I would call that defense."

[pi2000]

I think it was early in the third, Dahlin made a stretch pass out of his end from behind the net over a stick or two right on the tape of Sobotka speeding accross center ice.   It was nifty AF.

Edited November 19, 2018 by pi2000

[pi2000]

55 minutes ago, bg17 said:

With the two points Saturday night Dahlin is only nine points away from tying Matt Donovan in career scoring. Fingers crossed!

Closing in on legendary status.  

[pi2000]

Dahlin has more even strength goals than Patrik Laine.

[Wyldnwoody44]

40 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

Dahlin has more even strength goals than Patrik Laine.

And less than matt Donovan 

?

 

Actually, I really have no clue 

[Thorner]

On 11/17/2018 at 10:04 PM, GASabresIUFAN said:

At the start of the season I thought we would be thrilled if he put up 25-30 pts much like Hedman and Karlsson did their 1st years.  However, Dahlin hit 10 pts today in just 20 games and it has seemed almost effortless.  His vision and smart plays lead to both points tonight.  He is just such a pleasure to watch.  So with 10 pts in 20 games, Dahlin is on a 40 pt pace.  

The Dahlin/Petterson ROY race is heating up.

It's so much harder for d-men to get recognition in their rookie years, mainly I'm just hoping Dahlin garners the respect of a Calder nomination, if this play continues.

[Doohicksie]

On 11/16/2018 at 4:01 PM, dudacek said:

When should Dahlin start carrying a heavier load?

When Scandella gets injured.  ?

[PerreaultForever]

You have to remember D men generally take longer to develop than forwards. They have to grow, get stronger, learn both sides of the game. If you look at all the enduring D stars, lots of them had up and down starts in their early years. Dahlin is right where he should be. If we are lucky, next season he is on the second pairing along with more PP time and the year after that maybe first pairing. They are doing it right this time.