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Originally Posted by Poe969
I didn't say he said that, I asked what reaction you'd get if you said that to a young hockey player because that's the message he's sending to Sven. I agree with some on here that it was a little jab and if some of us are taking it that way, how do you know Sven isn't taking it that way? He's benched Sven a few games after playing well and then makes a public comment about him that can be taken the wrong way...just seems like a Jab
If he would have said something like: "We think Sven is a good player but some of you talk about him like he's Rocket Richard..." it would have come off a lot better.
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He has said in the past they think Sven is a good player, several times in fact. I also remember Hartley saying recently he likes Sven and I'm sure has said more behind closed doors. So all he said was the second part this time 'some of you talk about him like he's Rocket Richard'. There is no way, in my mind at least, that that's a negative towards Sven. If a quote like this to the media to temper their immediate expectations has a negative effect on Bartschi, then we have more to worry about in Sven than having Hartley as a coach.