People who call him soft are nuts. From the beginning of last season, he's added a measure of physicality to his game that makes him even harder to contain. How many times do people have to be amazed when he absolutely hammers a defenseman on a forecheck before we just accept that's a part of his game now?
If Jack could add whatever it is that Bratt has added to his off season workouts to give him the physique to be able to absorb the punishment of the more physical play (hard to do when rehabbing all off season, of course), then we might actually see him reach his full potential, and play for an entire season and playoffs.
Wouldn't hurt if he had the magnets in his shoulders that are attracted to the end boards surgically removed, either.
I think the general vibe from the people who cite grittiness as the great, infallibly positive thing they think it is have such a skewed perception of things in general — when teams are good, they’re “gritty,” and when they’re struggling, they’re “soft.” In reality, it’s just that the good teams are… good. No one called the 2022 Avalanche gritty until they won the Cup.
As for Jack, his issue is that he can’t not play at Mach-10. Dude can’t slow down if he tried and it often causes him to lose edges where he shouldn’t. Would like to see him alter his skating a bit to cut down on the incredibly harsh angle he turns at.
Your first mistake was being on Twitter. 😜😂
People who call him soft are nuts. From the beginning of last season, he's added a measure of physicality to his game that makes him even harder to contain. How many times do people have to be amazed when he absolutely hammers a defenseman on a forecheck before we just accept that's a part of his game now?
If Jack could add whatever it is that Bratt has added to his off season workouts to give him the physique to be able to absorb the punishment of the more physical play (hard to do when rehabbing all off season, of course), then we might actually see him reach his full potential, and play for an entire season and playoffs.
Wouldn't hurt if he had the magnets in his shoulders that are attracted to the end boards surgically removed, either.
Yeah, that’s definitely a fair point lol.
I think the general vibe from the people who cite grittiness as the great, infallibly positive thing they think it is have such a skewed perception of things in general — when teams are good, they’re “gritty,” and when they’re struggling, they’re “soft.” In reality, it’s just that the good teams are… good. No one called the 2022 Avalanche gritty until they won the Cup.
As for Jack, his issue is that he can’t not play at Mach-10. Dude can’t slow down if he tried and it often causes him to lose edges where he shouldn’t. Would like to see him alter his skating a bit to cut down on the incredibly harsh angle he turns at.