That's a fair point. And yeah, he's a bit unpredictable in regards to what he'll do but maybe with continued growth he could learn to utilize that? Knowing who you are as a player in both positive and negative level is huge.
Slowly but surely, he's only 23 and should continue to improve. I'm not privy to what goes on during their practices or what they have him focusing on but one would hope they're trying to work on ways for him to better utilize that speed of his.
I thought that first group was what we'd get last night in OT, one paper it's got a great balance of speed and skill so I def agree. Those second and third groups look good too, though ideally the second and third units would be juggled a bit more evenly imo. Bo's certainly the better faceoff guy right now and possession is huge.
I'm not pushing for Jake to be one of our go to guys, but for him to not be utilized at all seems like a waste considering his speed and gradual improvement on both ends of the ice.