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Originally Posted by sworkhard
I think Troy Ward would help his confidence as much as any other coach in any other country. He seems to be fantastic at helping players fix their weaknesses, mental, physical, or otherwise, and does so without trying to get the players to play defense only (he want players to play on their toes). I hope that when he's 20 he comes over, spends a season in the AHL with Troy Ward, and ends up becoming a good 2 way, top 6 player for Calgary in 3 or 4 years.
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I was specifically talking about his confidence as a scorer. It just so happens that he's in a pretty good situation right now, being able to contribute offensively more than anyone expected. Like I said, in my opinion he has to become a scorer first before they completely turn the focus on his weaknesses, and I think that Ward would not be as forgiving as his current team is. Which is not to say he won't be working on every aspect of his game, it's just that I don't want to see him benched for half a season during a crucial time in his development because he's too underdeveloped to play the game the way Ward wants him to. There's no hurry.