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Originally Posted by dustygoon
Something is not right.....why is he not performing very well for Vestaras? Berglund was top dog at this time last year on this very team. A year on and Backlund now the same age and type of potential as Berglund should also be an important player on that team at this level. .
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Why?
Berglund's development kicked into an abnormally high gear in the 2 years following his draft, but that doesn't mean it should be expected to happen for every player. Dion Phaneuf did the same thing - he just ramped things up incredibly after he was drafted.
Players have to be allowed to develop at their own pace - its simply far too easy to get caught up with comparing two players and where they were at certain points in their career. Development is a marathon not a sprint.
Is this good news? No.
But we have no idea what the circumstances are surrounding this report and what it really means.