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Originally Posted by GioforPM
It wasn't just a lack of production that hurt Sven this year. He just didn't play very well. Ferland had no points, but most agree he just looked like an NHL player in waiting. Byron is lacking in production, but he gets great looks and is a demon on the forecheck. Sven had a lot of one and done rushes, and was not effective in the forecheck very often.
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And how many times did good passes from Sven on the forecheck get lost by Brandon Stone-Hands Bollig or Devin No-Points Setoguchi?
Few guys can create offense all by themselves. I can recall numerous good feeds and good chances off the cycle created by Sven go to waste on his plugger linemates who bobble passes or don't know where to go to get in scoring position.
I'm not saying he deserves it, maybe he does maybe he doesn't, but if you put Sven with decent linemates he puts up points. Same thing in the AHL. Most of last year he wasn't playing top line. Since his most recent demotion, he is, and is almost PPG in his last 15.