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Originally Posted by AcGold
I just don't get what the rush is with Sven. He's still got years on his contract, so what if he doesn't perform today. Trading him at minimum value isn't going to help. Let him mature. He's one prospect among dozens.
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Expectations..... probably not from the team side, but from Sven's side. From his POV, he was pretty much told - at 19 years old - he would be in the NHL. From that day on, he expected he would be in the NHL (and probably producing based upon those 5 games) and anything less than that, is a dissapointment and he needs to meet that need ASAP in his mind. Its why Edmonton f'ed up their rookies so bad, they were just given those positions too easily and never grew. For Sven, its been 3 (?) years since he was told he has made the team, so in his eyes, a few quick fix's here and there are what he needs to get back to the NHL..... and that is not the case. Quite frankly, I don't think its pouting or sulking, it seems like the person who has the highest expectations for him is himself and thats what is frustrating him. And this is really hard to change... you can see it in his comments and you've seen it from his expectations since that summer he was 19.