Quote:
Originally Posted by saillias
Act like a winner, even if we aren't one yet.
|
That's a big point with me. Just because we're rebuilding doesn't automatically entitle our rookies and younger players/prospects to quality ice time game in and game out if they haven't earned it. Guys will get their chances with consistently solid play and/or injuries but I don't agree at all with some of the "trade/bench such and such veterans so we can get all these rookies and prospects into the lineup ASAP" sentiment I see around here.
Sven has shown flashes of solid offensive play here and there and has had some good games. But there have been some bad games and inconsistency as well.
Except for a handful of well established NHL players, if you aren't scoring goals then you better be contributing in other ways, which Sven for the most part has not been. Still gets bumped off the puck easily and is still sometimes iffy in our own end. Biggest thing with him is rounding out his game and finding consistency and I think that's why he's getting scratched right now.
I'm sure we'll see him again soon and IIRC he came back from his earlier scratch with a pretty good game. Some players bounce around a little between the AHL, NHL, pressbox, etc, before they fully establish themselves (like Brodie). Hopefully this is the case for Sven as well.