He's been a good, if not great, player in his first 3 years in the league. He signs a big contract, and has sucked for 20 games this year.
Injured to start the season, big contract pressure, bad start by him and gaudreau, confidence at a critically low point. I'm not saying we should ignore any or all of these factors and excuse his play. However, seeing as he's just 22 years old, i think it's obvious that he will work through this, and get things turned around.
I'm as frustrated by this team as anyone, but i suppose we need to ease up with the pitchforks for the youth on this club. The kids are going to have their ups and downs.
Who i will not excuse are the coaches, and the vets of this team (giordano, brodie, wideman, brower, elliott) are the ones that deserve the pressure to step up and deliver.
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