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Originally Posted by timbit
Kind of surprised at how few posters have chosen to respond to PMM's evaluation of Sven's play and apparent lack ( fear) of engagement in Abbotsford.
If true it is a huge problem.
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I don't disagree. But my question is this; who is the better coach? If you're trying to develop Sven as a player does it not stand to reason he should be coached by the best coach you have available? If Troy Ward is a better coach that he should be in Calgary.
It's hard for me to understand how you can develop an already NHL caliber player by sending him to the minors. When all the best resources are available on the NHL club. It seems old school punitive to send someone down like that. And I'm not sure that these kinds of tactics work anymore in the NHL.
Initially I was drawing the comparison to Kadri in Toronto but I'm not sure that that applies anymore. Because of the different nature of the teams. Toronto didn't need Kadri as badly as Calgary needs Sven right now. Calgary has virtually zero offense at the moment.