The thing to consider last year for Sven is his depth positioning when the season started. At left wing the flames had tanguay, cammalleri, glencross, cervenka, comeau, and baertschi. Of all those guys, Sven was the only one who could be sent down to the minors without having to pass through waivers. He was playing fine with limited minutes and no powerplay time... Hard for a rookie to produce in those circumstances. Later on in the season when players were traded and minutes opened up for him to get his chance, he played great.
When the coach shows confidence in him and he is given the opportunities that a young scoring winger needs to produce, he has not disappointed. He's going to get on a roll again here cause Hartley is showing more trust in him and giving him more minutes.
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