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Originally Posted by Fischy13
I think the fact Burke has called him out, shows he wants to keep him and see's his potential. Burke doesn't de-value his players only to trade them shortly after. Look at Kadri, he was really hard on him, and the fact there are rumors he wants to trade for him..... The fact Sven is on the 3rd line, shows they are strickly working on his defense. He won't learn that part of the game as much if he was playing on the top two lines. I think Ward was given direct instructions to get him up to speed on the defensive side. They know his value, they are trying to keep him from being Patrick Kane and one dimensional. Imagine if Kane was taught defense, he'd be in the category with the likes of Datsyuk and Hossa. This is good, and I don't feel Burke is looking to ship Sven out at all, he's trying to get the most out of him.
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this is exactly how I feel, I think he is pushing him because he does have potential to be a good player. I have no issues with how he has been treated by Burke. This season he was just not getting it done it seemed and a season or two in AHL is not the end of the world. I hope he starts to excel, build his confidence and then start tearing it up in Abby. This might not happen until next month though. He is just not strong enough right now to play against men, he was pushed off the puck so easily at the start of this season. He needs to hit the gym and build that base to really excel at the NHL level.
Maybe lower value than a year ago but still a top prospect in our organization. It would be ludicrous to give up on him now. I would like to see us keep him until he is at least 25. It could take that long to develop him into the guy we want. He has great character and hockey IQ/skills, I can't think of guys with better attitudes than him (well it seems that way when he talks to the media).