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Originally Posted by FlameZilla
We all see the obvious problems with the player, but some posters are making up a fantasy story out if thin air about the cause of his problems. You keep propagating this story about a 'kid who just doesn't want to put in the work', and then all the little sheepies believe that BS and it becomes this overblown myth about the player. The 'attitude' aspect to your argument is pure conjecture. Yes, he's struggled to play a complete game, but it is beyond idiotic to think that Sven doesn't want to play the game that's expected of him. Feaster & Burke criticised Sven's game, but never his attitude.
I've scoured this board and 'the public record' & the only thing even resembling an official quote re: Sven not wanting to be at either of the camps' mentioned comes from Rob Kerr via HFboards. Kerr on air said something along the lines of 'Well, if you were 20 years old and on the verge of becoming an NHL regular you probably wouldn't give your all until the main camp either.'
Here are some actual quotes from this summer though it's not as interesting as making up soap opera storylines:
Conroy:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/...331/story.html
Feaster:
Baertschi himself (on taking a leadership role at camp):
http://www.calgarysun.com/2013/07/11...p-step-by-step
Baertschi on having fun at camp:
http://flamesfrom80feet.blogspot.co....p-fun-for.html
Read into it all as much as you want – there is no actual evidence of an attitude problem. No evidence of a player who doesn't want to do what's asked of him. Evidence of a player struggling to do what's asked of him? Yes. A player feeling the pressure of an entire fanbase's expectation (at the time)? Big time.
A player who hasn't lived up to his own expectations of himself and was in a subsequent slump is NOT player with a bad attitude. He's a human fricken being. |
Good rebuttal. Some good quotes there, especially from the player. The team's actions have to be considered also, but as I said, I think Baertschi's work in the minors has said a lot about his character and attitude. I think he's working on getting his head set for professional hockey and that will pay off in the long run. How long that is, is up to the player. He has a lot of competition to work against, which is a good thing for the hockey club.