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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I think there's some big time oversensitivity among people who seem to have emotionally banked on Sven succeeding. This thread asks a legit question - will he be a long term Flame? If people simply asid "no" they'd be rightly criticized for failing to back up their opinion. But if they say why they think Sven won't be a Flame (or maybe even an NHLer) they are "bashing" or cheering against Sven. The same people who say "Sven needs his confidence boosted - then he'll be great" attack posters who question Sven's attitude as arm-chair psychiatrists.
I do think there's also a bit of "I told you so" in some posts that are negative. But frankly, I think it's a backlash against some of the over the top support for mediocre plays by Sven, the rationalization for poor play and criticism of how he has been played by management and coaches.
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No "I told you so" from me. I liked the pick at the time and followed him in his last year of junior which was exceptional. He was at the time the first prospect to get excited about since Phaneuf. Then came the rumblings about him not being happy about having to go to rookie camp and the way he handled being benched by Hartley negatively. You can overlook that stuff if the guy is producing like Gadreau but his play simply hasn't been that great in the NHL. His ppg as an NHLer isn't terrible by any means for a player of his age but for me it's how invisible he can be at times and how weak he can be on the puck. He just doesn't seem to have the confidence to be able to just take the puck up the ice and do his thing like Gadreau. The mental part of the game really can separate the great players from the also-rans and I don't like what I have seen from him mentally to date.
That said I feel that can be corrected and it's just a matter of confidence which is why I am all for him remaining in the AHL for the rest of the season to get a regular top 6 shift to cultivate his maturity from a junior into a professional.