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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Completely disagree. When developing a player that could be your scoring leader in the future you need to hold him accountable. Sven needs to know if he is not playing the right way there is a risk he will sit.
I think handling Sven the way you are suggesting will result in a culture similar to the one in Edmonton which is apparently a total country club
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I agree you need to hold him accountable, but what Im saying is I dont agree with HOW Hartley is holding him accountable. I think its clear the "tough love" thing isn't working. Now obviously I dont know what goes on behind closed doors but if I were Hartley, instead of scratching him every couple games, I would sit down with him and show him tape of the game. Go over in-depth what things went right, and what went wrong, where he needs to be stronger, more aggressive, more assertive, and then plays where he did all the things right. Simply sending a young kid to the press box to figure it out is not effective, its a tactic you use on veterans to get them pissed on and motivated, not an effective way to TEACH a young kid.
So if Hartley continues this badgering style of "you sit until you get it" I hope they just send him to the AHL so he can get the ice and coaching to actually learn and develop.