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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
You would think that this was the first time in history that a coach scratched a prospect in the NHL, from the way some people talk. It's actually a pretty common situation, even for 1st round picks.
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Exactly. If anything scratching a young player (1st rounder, top 5 pick, whomever) should happen more often. Something the Islanders, Carolina and Edmonton (among others) can speak to.
Somewhere along the way it became a massive issue to sit a player, any player, whom is considered a top prospect or an established NHLer. I blame TSN, twitter and the media in general for a large amount of this.
Long story short Sven hasn't played well at times so he should be sat. The goal here is to turn him into a solid professional hockey player with a long career in Calgary. The guy hasn't proved anything at the NHL level yet so I'm not sure why sitting him for not performing is an issue.
If being benched because they want to see more effort/commitment/responsibility out of him 'ruins him', then I'll see you in Europe and the Spengler cup Sven.