https://x.com/justingiam/status/1874676189283090774
Basically, second highest expected goals for when he was on the ice, between Dahlin and Luke Hughes. Really, really tired of people who already made up their minds that Jamie is a lost cause. He’s playing very well compared to the start of the year.
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Well that’s a nice Stat, thanks for providing it.
I’m definitely one of the more optimistic people here about Drysdale’s potential.
That said, his position is DEFENSE.
Hopefully that area of his game can improve lol.
Drysdale truthers unite
“second highest expected goals”?
What does this even mean….he has 1 goal for the year.
If only his expected goals led to actual goals.
Also, he’s not very good at defense.
I had to check myself the other day because I was up in my feelings about the losses. He’s been much more consistently solid/good since his return, with the exception of the horrific Columbus and LA games
https://www.hockeystatcards.com/skater?id=8482142
I think everyone needs to cool off on Jamie. If the transformation of Risto is anything to point to, its a demonstration that proper coaching can turn a flawed player around. Jamie is 22, and does not have a lot of hockey under his belt. He missed a ton of time in ANA and a lot of time here. He’s under a ton of scrutiny because we lost cutter and gained him. Give him some time.
People don’t need to lay off him because of a(nother) cherrypicked stat. They need to lay off him because he’s 22 freaking years old and has only played 1 full season in this league.
Oh man, Torts will be benching him once he reads this.
At the very least he hopefully finds his way to contribute on the 3rd pair and on the top Powerplay unit. The rest of his game ideally continues to improve and round out.
People forget or refuse to acknowledge how long defenseman take to develop in this league. Its a long process especially for an undersized guy. He is still 22 years old and has already played close to 200 games in the NHL, most defensemen don’t even crack an NHL line up until they are 22-23 years old. I think he will be solid for years to come if he can stay healthy, thats the biggest concern with him.
He’s been playing really well again lately. Shades of the player he can be.
Most Flyers fans wanted Sanheim traded for a 1st round pick a couple years ago when he was 25 and still developing. Now most Flyers fans wouldn’t trade Sanheim for two 1st round picks (in the high 20s). *Because he continued developing and became a legit 1D at age 27.* Drysdale is 22.
Oh is this the thread where we have to pretend Drysdale is good?
He’s fast. He is not good on the PP, bad in his own zone, lacks NHL level hockey IQ.
He’s not good. He won’t be good. He’s missing fundamental skills.
But i get it. He was drafted 6th overall so we all have to pretend he has some hidden potential.