Sven has the motor. He has the vision/skills. The game tonight was a good example of how dangerous offensively he can be, he was basically 1 guy versus 2 jets defenders and his skating caused them to misplay the puck and he was able to retrieve it, we ended up keeping the puck in the zone and we scored off of this.
I think he just needs a bit more powerplay time to get some more of that offensive confidence back. There is no reason why Hartley can't throw him out there every 2nd powerplay on the first unit instead of Monahan and have someone else take the draw.
I have actually liked his game, and I think that he is slowly learning how to play in this league. In Junior, he was able to carry the puck in the zone and make a play on the rush because of his skill level, it got him a lot of points. I think he will gain this ability back when he fully adjusts to the speed of the NHL. He will need to be given time, he needs to bulk up a little bit more, that way he can create some space for himself. Right now he can compete in the corners, but I feel with a little more strength he will be able to pull away from defenders and get some time, and when he has time with the puck he can be very deadly, especially in the offensive zone.
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