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Originally Posted by Petert
Stop sugar coating the benching.
It was the wrong decision, move on.
Get Jackman out, exile Glencross to the 4th line, and let the kids play.
Otherwise, may as well beg Iggy and Kipper to come back, those two are much better "veterans" to watch than what we have now.
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No one is sugarcoating anything. And just because you think it was the wrong move, doesn't mean it was or wasn't.
Most people here question the decision because they are speaking from a fans perspective. Sven is an exciting player to watch. Doesn't mean that he is developing the way the coaching staff wants him to. Him being scratched is just a part of developing him into the player that he deserves to be, and that everyone hopes he'll be. Like a poster said, there isn't one way to develop a prospect... each one is different.
I'll pull the cliche response, but if you want to watch kid's play, watch the kid's up north play.
This isn't junior, these kid's aren't playing against their peers... they are playing against guys that have years of experience, men. It requires different things. Rookies need to learn the little things that make you a long time NHL'er. It's not based on offense alone.
Sven doesn't want to be a liability out there, regardless of what other players goals are, that is his goal for himself. You can't look at Sven and say, well so and so is doing this, why isn't he being punished. Because so and so isn't Sven. Sven is responsible for Sven. Just like Monahan is responsible for Monahan, and so on.
Obviously the coaching staff has identified a need for Sven to improve on and they are DEVELOPING, again, DEVELOPING, that area they identified. Next year, it might be another area... and so on.
It's a progression... give these kids one thing to focus on, and have them put their all into that one thing. Hartley seems to be giving him, and others, the foundation to build on... and once he gets one area, he'll move on to the next and the next and the next... each one he'll develop faster then the next.
We, as fans, have no idea what others are being asked to work on and DEVELOP. So some may seem they aren't getting punished for the same things..
With Jackman, we don't know what the coaches ask him to do, what his role is... just like the other veterans. We can get on Glencross as much as we want, yet we have no clue what he's going through... or what his effort is, my view is that it seems like he's trying to do to much which is making him play tight, which to some, looks like lazy play. He's thinking to much. Stajan back is good for him as Stajan plays a really simple game, in turn, Glencross gets back to his simple, effective play.
And many have mentioned that if a kid sees these vets taking a night off, then the kids think it's ok to take a night off. If that is the attitude of the young guys coming in, then they aren't the type of players you want on your team. You have to be self motivated in becoming the best player you can be. If you lay blame on others, your ####ed, and you'll never amount to anything as a pro player.
I have no problem with how things are being handled... it's month 1 of year 1 of the rebuild. Patience.