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Originally Posted by nik-
The kid wears his heart on his sleeve and doesn't give cliched hockey answers.
Lets ####ing skewer him for being honest instead of lying about it like the others do.
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Nobody is skewering him. There are parts of his statements that are missing, like "I want to do what's best for the team", or "I understand what I need to do in order to help the team". Sven's quotes are all about Sven, and very little to do with the success of the team. He's too focused on himself at the moment. That is in part due to the media questions directed at him, but he could deflect a little better and doesn't.
It's different than a Jooris who made a quote (paraphrasing), "I may only get 12 minutes in a game, but that means I have to give a great effort for all 12 of those minutes."
Jooris gets it, and it shows on the ice, hence being rewarded. Sven just doesn't right now.