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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
What has Jackman done in the past 2 years to take the place of another player in the lineup?
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Not a whole lot, and considering he has been a healthy scratch 8 times already this year the coaching staff seems to agree.
Tim Jackman entering the lineup for Baertschi doesn't mean they think Jackman is better then Sven. It means they think Sven hasn't performed up to the level they expect from him and that he deserves to sit for a night. Jackman just happens to be the 13th forward that enters the lineup.
Why is Tim Jackman the standard that we have to compare Backlund and Baertschi to? Tim Jackman isn't a good hockey player, and plays a completely different role then those two players. They shouldn't just have to aim to beat out Jackman for a roster spot.
The coaching staff wants those two players to strive to be more then 3rd or 4th liners. If they think that those players sitting, even if it might make the team worse off for a game, will help them in the long run then it is the right decision to make.
I really hope that Sven doesn't have the same sense of entitlement that some posters on CP seem to have for him.