-AJ- Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 I'm noticing more and more that Schmidt is more about the subtle smart plays than the flashy ones. I feel he's played much better in recent games, though there's a chance that's just the competition level. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKNuck96 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 On 1/8/2021 at 4:27 PM, debluvscanucks said: The WTF's (Waiting To Fails). We may, we may not. That's the beauty of this thing and why we play the games. But it's generally a shared responsibility and no "one" person "to blame" if things go wrong. It's hockey...you win and lose. I'd say this team is a success in how they've been progressing and players we have in contention. The fact that they have to make "tough decisions" about who's in out supports that. As for Nate...love his energy and how fun he'll make the game. The only concern I have is with guys like Jake who really need to focus and take it seriously and the impact it'll have on him. Work boots not party hats. But Green will keep it all in check...it's part of the reason why you have coaches. The wtf is one of the reason I hate closed draft systems, it rewards failure. Yes you get the boo boys in every sport who wouldn’t mind their team doing badly to get a coach they don’t like sacked but it’s taken to the extreme here. If there was no draft and say the nhl was split into 2 leagues with promotion and relegation it would change the dynamics. But alas that is not the case. I like NS play on ice, he isn’t the best defensive defender but he reads the game well and has an eye for a good pass. We just need to ensure the forward unit in front of him give him something to work with 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCNate Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Schmidt has been fantastic so far. Couple bad shifts against the Habs, but he has been as advertised. I think he will push more offensively, but he has been very good in our own end, and getting the puck out. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred65 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 2 hours ago, BCNate said: Schmidt has been fantastic so far. Couple bad shifts against the Habs, but he has been as advertised. I think he will push more offensively, but he has been very good in our own end, and getting the puck out. Funny enough I saw Schmidt twice get beat to the puck on an out and out race for the puck. I had for some reason thought he'd be better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alienhuggyflow Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 26 minutes ago, Fred65 said: Funny enough I saw Schmidt twice get beat to the puck on an out and out race for the puck. I had for some reason thought he'd be better I have been impressed with him overall. He had a rough couple of shifts but he is so good at getting the puck out and seems to seldom panic and ice the puck. I do hope as the season goes on that he is played on the right side with Edler. It's his preferred side and Eagle seems to be showing his age a bit. The offense will come I think once he's comfortable but it's nice that we have the highest scoring D 5 on 5 with Nate only counting for 2 of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaNuCkSLoUiE23 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I haven’t been too impressed with Schmidt so far, but hope he turns up his play once he gets used to the defensive system. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 After 11 games of watching him, Schmidt doesn't seem to play as confident. Obviously a learning curve in a new system and new teammates. I just notice he looks like he double clutches on some passes here and there. Not sold on him yet to be honest, but far from hating him or seeing as the issue on the blueline. Can't quite get a sense what his better side is...on the left or right. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL'er Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 7 minutes ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: After 11 games of watching him, Schmidt doesn't seem to play as confident. Obviously a learning curve in a new system and new teammates. I just notice he looks like he double clutches on some passes here and there. Not sold on him yet to be honest, but far from hating him or seeing as the issue on the blueline. Can't quite get a sense what his better side is...on the left or right. Agreed. He's been a bit underwhelming tbh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCanuck94 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 5 hours ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: After 11 games of watching him, Schmidt doesn't seem to play as confident. Obviously a learning curve in a new system and new teammates. I just notice he looks like he double clutches on some passes here and there. Not sold on him yet to be honest, but far from hating him or seeing as the issue on the blueline. Can't quite get a sense what his better side is...on the left or right. Took Myers about 40 games before he was comfortable and started settling in and putting up points, give him some time! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: After 11 games of watching him, Schmidt doesn't seem to play as confident. Obviously a learning curve in a new system and new teammates. I just notice he looks like he double clutches on some passes here and there. Not sold on him yet to be honest, but far from hating him or seeing as the issue on the blueline. Can't quite get a sense what his better side is...on the left or right. He's had his ups and downs so far. Probably playing worse than he's because of how the overall team is playing. Hard to stand out positively when the whole team is playing like trash. Edited February 2, 2021 by Junkyard Dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKNuck96 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 23 minutes ago, Junkyard Dog said: He's had his ups and downs so far. Probably playing worse than he's because of how the overall team is playing. Hard to stand out positively when the whole team is playing like trash. I think this is it. NS is okay defensively not amazing, but his outlet pass and vision is great. He issue is he is looking up and finding no option to play which means he is often passing it across or back to the other D. It also puts him under pressure as he is looking for the forwards to get into position space and it’s just not happening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Just now, UKNuck96 said: I think this is it. NS is okay defensively not amazing, but his outlet pass and vision is great. He issue is he is looking up and finding no option to play which means he is often passing it across or back to the other D. It also puts him under pressure as he is looking for the forwards to get into position space and it’s just not happening. If he plays like trash when the whole team is playing great then I will be concerned but he didn't show that at any point in Vegas as far as I am concerned. In fact he was a pretty key piece there. Only reason they moved him was for Pietrangelo which is probably the only good reason they should of. Looked really good vs the Jets but we have only played like that once. Small sample size. I feel once the teams playing better he'll be improved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Schmidt has been much worse than he's ever been, whether that's due to a new risky team system or just getting settled, it's hard to say. He's had a lot of different partners as well. My issue with Schmidt is that he looks like he wasn't ready to start the season mentally. Lots of boggling pucks, not taking passes cleanly and he just looks slow to react in the defensive zone which really surprised me. He was and is a better all around defenceman than Tanev, but watching Tanev right now he looks like one of the best defenders in the league whereas Schmidt really does look a bit lost out there. His offensive game certainly hasn't arrived either but he needs to be crisper and quicker defensively because I see him get caught too many times with a not-that-tenacious forecheck as well. Hopefully time will heal this more than anything but I think he needs a consistent partner. I'd like to see him and Hughes together but right now both of them are playing horrible defence so he needs someone more stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougieL Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 I think playing in Vegas' system behind those big and fast forwards is significantly easier than in the Canucks system behind our forwards. I think Vegas' defensemen look better than they actually are because their system and their forwards make their jobs so easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanfor42 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 I absolutely love Schmidt's interview today on CDC. What a teammate. Before long people are going to start to realize the huge value he brings to the team through leadership. His play will settle as he adjusts and he is gonna be one of the key guys leading us out of the wilderness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannydog Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 On 2/2/2021 at 5:33 AM, DownUndaCanuck said: Schmidt has been much worse than he's ever been, whether that's due to a new risky team system or just getting settled, it's hard to say. He's had a lot of different partners as well. My issue with Schmidt is that he looks like he wasn't ready to start the season mentally. Lots of boggling pucks, not taking passes cleanly and he just looks slow to react in the defensive zone which really surprised me. He was and is a better all around defenceman than Tanev, but watching Tanev right now he looks like one of the best defenders in the league whereas Schmidt really does look a bit lost out there. His offensive game certainly hasn't arrived either but he needs to be crisper and quicker defensively because I see him get caught too many times with a not-that-tenacious forecheck as well. Hopefully time will heal this more than anything but I think he needs a consistent partner. I'd like to see him and Hughes together but right now both of them are playing horrible defence so he needs someone more stable. Tanev"s always been 1 of the best defenders in the league. No surprise he's still looking like that in Cowtown for me. Plus a goal and an assist so far to boot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCNate Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 I've been pretty happy with Schmidt so far. We have been devastatingly bad defensively, but he has held him own. If we ever get some semblance of structure on D, he will then be able to push offensively. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMelvin Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I see the guy cannot handle passes. He fumbles with em alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4ZZY Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 6 hours ago, DarthMelvin said: I see the guy cannot handle passes. He fumbles with em alot. Same could be said about Miller to be honest. He's fumbling the puck a lot too, and whiffing on them. I noticed it quite a bit on Monday's game against Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4ZZY Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 On 2/2/2021 at 1:38 PM, dougieL said: I think playing in Vegas' system behind those big and fast forwards is significantly easier than in the Canucks system behind our forwards. I think Vegas' defensemen look better than they actually are because their system and their forwards make their jobs so easy. haha. why can't our forwards make the jobs of their defenseman easier? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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