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Originally Posted by Headshot
Honestly, at some point, they need to just trust Sven, let him learn from his mistakes and stop punishing and sending him to the farm.
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I really hope that no players consider going to the AHL as punishment, sure everyone wants to play in the NHL, but the AHL is not the doghouse, it's a place where they can work on their skills under a lot less scrutiny while getting more playing time than they would in limited NHL roles.
Same goes for Gaudreau or anyone else (even though I definitely want him up), he'll go down so he can get a ton of minutes and just work on consistency so everyone can feel confident in the decision. He's not being punished for being a young player or something...
EDIT: Just saw the other responses to this post, I responded before I got to the end of the thread, sorry for echoing.