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Originally Posted by genetic_phreek
Yeah I hate the mentality of Hartley too. Our young prospects have an off game and they get benched or scratched. You're exactly right about them getting cut off. Now Baertschi is going to play scared minutes everytime he is on the ice. Not exactly the confidence builder IMO.
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I always laugh when I read posts like this...like we're supposed to coddle babies on this team just because they're our top prospects/young players. Sven is mature enough to understand his role. He won't be "scared" or "ruined".
Sven has flashes of brilliance for sure, but if you watch game in game out the kid gets pushed off the puck, turn-overs, loses puck battles, etc...an NHL coach is smart enough to see this and adjusts icetime accordingly.
He's allowed to make mistakes and develop, but he should also be held accountable and realize what he needs to work on. He'll be the better player for it in the long-run.
People rag on Hartley cause Comeau gets increased icetime and trust and Sven doesn't. That's because Comeau, despite his lack of offense, is never a liability at both ends of the ice - hate him all you want but he's earned the coach's trust....Sven will too, just give it time...
I've actually liked the way Hartley reads his players' momentum, match-ups, and shuffles lines accordingly...people seem to forget the insane mess Brent would combine...