As promised I did go to the BC-ND game and I have a report.
Dean is definitely doing better than last year. Had a 2 point game and looked confident with the puck. Thats the good news
The bad news is that it seems like he still hasn’t fully figured out how to use his body. Multiple examples of him being pushed off/away from the puck. He got a lot of attention from the ND team and jawed at them in response but not as much in an aggressive way, more of a “wtf is your problem dude?” way, if you know what I mean.
The great news is Hagens. This kid is legit good. Hat trick and seems to have a great nose for positioning himself and attacking the puck.
So, I tentatively take back my Dean disparagement. Let’s be hopeful!
M
PS Dean did show some trash talk tendencies. After the final whistle he skated back towards the BC end and waved goodbye to the ND bench, multiple times. I was wondering if there might be a little action in the postgame handshake but all behaved.