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Originally Posted by AcGold
I don't think he was afraid, it really seemed like he's not an NHL player. He belongs in the minors where his skills will transfer. He was very slow with decision making, something very few people can adapt to at the NHL level. When he was with Thornton he just had to put his stick down but we don't have a Thornton in his prime, farewell Setogouchi. Have fun playing in the minors still making buttloads of cash.
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He scored at about the same pace for the Wild and his first year in Winnipeg, so it wasn't all Joe. He was always a minus, which I figured was his bigger issue coming into the season.
I'm like FlamesAddiction - there's no reason to hate this guy. I didn't see him have any games without effort. I think his effort kept him in Hartley's good books as long as he was. But he just wasn't even close to getting good scoring chances as a result, and that's concerning. I'd blame linemates and asay he should have been playing with Monahan to build his confidence but that ain't right
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I thought he was either out of shape or has an injury he's kept really quiet. Oh well, maybe in Addy he can work it out. He will be probably top 6 on that team and he's still relatively young. If he puts some points together and one of the kids gets hurt or really falls off he might be a call-up. Of course, if he's successful and is called up, there's a good chance another team grabs him for cheap.