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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Hearing the comments from Sven hinting he didn't think he belonged at the prospect camp (even commenting on the hockey almost being below his ability as to why he kind of struggled) I think Sven needs to regroup a little bit. He has put huge pressure on himself and stated last year his goal is to be the face of the franchise. He is focusing far too much on trying to score and when it does not go in his frustration shows with his lack of effort defensively. This is a kid who has put far too much pressure on himself after he, the management, and the fans have blown their expectations out of wack. Burke gave Sven the tough love speech and Hartley will have to give him the nurturing speech but with the same message
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I really don't understand why he would be bummed out about being assigned to the prospect camp. I can understand him maybe being caught off guard initially but at the same time he could have used it as a good way to get additional hockey in before preseason and get off to a fast start. The more I think about it the more I like Burke's comments to the media as it's a good reality check for a kid that maybe has got a little ahead of himself.