Quoting: dgibb10
He got 3+ minutes a night on PP1 to rack up points. Same thing happened with monahan and slaf went put into that role (slaf was the best tho)
The lack of 5v5 production improvement is concerning. He put up the same number of 5v5 points as drouin, less than hoffman and dvorak.
And then his knee exploded.
I don't think he has meaningfully improved.
And frankly watching what Slaf has done with that same role on PP1 and alongside caufield and suzuki (much much better) only makes me lower on dach.
I'd value Newhook over him at this point tbh
In Chicago, he had a lot of PP1 time too. He didn’t produce.
His defensive numbers are SIGNIFICANTLY better
His 5v5 production improved slightly and will continue to grow
Also let’s take a look at his injuries :
1. Wrist injury, wich persisted one season. Can happen to anybody but still concerning. However, he doesn’t have problem with his wrist anymore
2. Shoulder injury. Can happen to anybody and doesn’t look to be persisting
3. Lower body injury. Happens a lot and unless it’s the knee, not concerning
4. Upper body injury. If it’s the shoulder, might be concerning, but if not, it’s pretty common
5. Knee injury. Happened when he got launched into the bench by Tinordi. It’s not a persisting past injury since everybody would have been injured there.
So he isn’t as prone to injury as people think