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Originally Posted by getoverit
Im thinking Bennett is our most interesting prospect  |
See I dont agree in the sense at least I believe I know Bennett is going to be a top line player for us, where Sven could be that additional piece on that top 6 that currently we dont have besides Poirer.
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Originally Posted by Cali Flames Fan
Firstly, I'll say that I knew he was going to need time in the AHL, as almost all good prospects do. He has performed rather poorly in the AHL considering what he did in junior. Even now, he has 95 games of experience in the AHL and 69 points in that time frame. That would be fine except his PPG is regressing over that period of time. It went from 26 points in 32 games his first year (0.81 PPG), which were respectable numbers for any first year pro top prospect, to 29 points in 41 games last year (0.71 PPG), and this year he's got 14 points in 22 games (0.64 PPG). He should have gone the other way at this point, at least offensively, and be over a PPG player in the minors after 3 years and nearly 100 games. It's a bad sign and that is mostly on the player.
Secondly, he had holes in his game that were obvious to most who watch the game. He wasn't strong enough on puck battles and he lacked defensive zone awareness. Those should have been improved upon in the minors but he's only made marginal improvements over 3 years. You don't have to be a big bulking player to be difficult to play against, just ask Paul Byron. You don't have to be physical to win puck battles, just ask Johnny Gaudreau.
Sven's lack of progression on the poorer parts of his game, and his clear regression on the strength of his game, is a considerable disappointment to me and others. If people are upset at Sven and decide to post negative points about him, I can't blame them in the slightest.
And now the caveat, he's only 22 and he still has time to figure it out, but that time is running out quickly.
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I completely agree with this, it is a bad sign his numbers have regressed in the AHL as bad as they have, and he deserves the criticism he gets for those poor performances.
I just think a lot of the hate comes from the fact he wasn't a top line threat right out of junior that came with his emergency call up and people can't get seem to get over it. I preface that statement by stating I am a big Sven supporter so I might be looking at this through some rose-coloured glasses but I get that feeling sometimes when I read some people's thoughts of him.
Also not sure if being 22 means his time is running out quickly (maybe as a member of the Flames organization, but not as a NHL player). So sorry for the mini rant if its off-base but guess I just feel for the kid at times.