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Originally Posted by Flames Fan, Ph.D.
I doubt it's anything that overt.
If you want to improve in your profession, there is that point where you think you're doing enough versus having the maturity to know you need to do more.
I think Sven might be at that point where Ward is trying to convince him that he needs to do more, and Sven is occasionally doing it but isn't yet seeing the immediate benefits. That can cause frustration and can make you wonder why you should bother doing X and Y when it hasn't given you a reward. Having the mental strength to push through that barrier is a mark of maturity.
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I agree and I think you've nailed what the issue is when they say maturity issue / attitude problem. People jump way to quickly to more obviouls things that we sometimes see from players (drinking too much, partying instead of hitting the gym) etc... or even blatent statements that show a huge attitude problem.
I don't think any of that is what is wrong with Sven, I think it's what you said. From everything I've heard, Sven is a really nice kid, and doesn't have an attitude problem the way say Marc Savard did when he was here. What Sven is struggling with seems to be exactly what you said, he's not figured out to do more and simply too pre occupied with trying to rate himself versus others and analyzing whether what's being asked of him is fair or the same as what is being asked of others.