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Originally Posted by Caged Great
The AHL also doesn't really matter much in terms of Wins and Losses. Wins are always better, but it isn't vital. What is vital is having players learn new skills and get experience against good players. I was expecting this team to push for both the playoffs and championship, but that might have been expecting too much out of such a young roster.
Growing pains are just part of the fun process. There isn't anything to worry about right now. If we hit the 40 game mark and Reinhart/Sven/Knight/Arnold have about 10 points each, then get worried about their offensive abilities. Now, it's still early and the staff is trying to figure out the right approach with them. That takes time.
We also have a very young defense, with only Yonkman, Cundari and Stevenson being vets, and two of those have been terrible in their own end (Cundari and Stevenson). All the rest of the guys are rookies or in their 2nd years in the AHL. It's hard for any rookie to step into a higher level and be expected to be awesome right away.
Just be patient. It's still extremely early.
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I can afford patience on D because I'm actually quite excited for Kulak, Culkin, Wotherspoon, and Ramage. I think each has the opportunity to make the league, and that's pretty special. But they maybe have 100 pro games between the lot of them.
What I do care for is developing that winning culture early on for these prospects. I felt like Abby was able to roll during the bad times because they had developed a major sense that they -could- win on any given night. So while it's all about development, the mental aspect is a major component of that.
I never knew I'd miss Chad Billins, Derek Smith, et al so much.