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Originally Posted by Bourque's Twin
I don't think the Flames should have closure on Sven by the end of this year. He has a good chance at training hard this summer and stealing a LW spot next year.
Giving up on Sven this year would be like giving up on Backlund a few years ago.
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Those 2 players are different and in different situations. Backs inherited a spot because old management didn't know what centremen were, apparently. This is the first year of his life, where there has been 4-5 guys who can actually play the position adequately.
Sven is in a complete and utter log jam, a million of him on the roster and a million of him next to him in the minors.
There is no way he will be given the patience (right or wrong) that Backs was given, the roster makeup won't allow it