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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. I was more making a comparison of what I was doing when I was 20 and it was considered about average for my peer group. A 20 year old that needs to compete with the best in the world needs to have a completely different approach to life... often when they don't have the knowledge how to do so.
Perhaps Sven just got a little compacent between last year and this season and it's a reality check that every day is a battle to be better because the requirements of the NHL are so high.