I agree that Bowey has been a bright spot. He was a bit slower at making the transition to the NHL than I thought. But it looks like he is getting there. I think he may have passed Djoos on the depth chart. With all of the prospect dmen we have Djoos might find himself out of the NHL.
I totally agree with you about Bowey’s slower progression! That was the word I was looking for
in my earlier post, “transition”. (Im getting old, bro, thanks)
Not quite on the same page with you about Djoos. Djoos plays smart, and sometimes his size definitely hurts him.
He is actually borderline too physically small, for any NHL defensemen, as far as general standards go, IMHO, BUT, I haven’t seen much of what some here have said about him being soft and trying to avoid getting hit, (although, I’d forgive a bit of self preservation, for him).
What I have observed is good hockey IQ, and though he may not knock a guy on his ass at the boards,
he will use his body and TRY, resulting, many times in a decent disruption to the opponents timing and offensive sequence, when in our zone. Similar to Eller, who doesn’t take away a ton of pucks at board battles, but is a CONTINUAL thorn in the side to opponents trying to take the puck up the other way. Often creating opportunities for another linemate to regain puck possession. To me, for the NHL skaters possessing less stellar natural talents, that’s what keeps you employed with TOI.
Anyway, another subject. So hey Maaco, do you still doubt my meeting with Carly?
It’s was a simple good thing.
Rush
