[Johnny Rotten]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

On the subject of spoiling skilled young players by making them play defensively:

Duhatschek: Pure goal scorers are a thing of the past – it’s a defensive game now

- Globe and Mail

Cliche or not, it's hard to think of a sport where coaches don't say defense comes first or defense wins championships. The Oilers of the 80's maybe, but they still had Fuhr, and the puck was in the other team's end most of the time.

I don't think Sven needs to be Bob Gainey, but it's not too much to expect him or any other Flame to work hard in all three zones if Burke's description of his play is correct.