I do believe most people forget about his concussions. Personally, I believe his attitude has a big part to play in the fact that he couldn't crack the NHL, but I also think his concussions have a part to play. There are many players who just aren't the same after being concussed.
I think in order for Sven to succeed, they need to fawn over him in Vancouver and let him play with the Sedins. Otherwise, he'll get pissy and feel hard done by, and will never amount to anything but an AHLer or a Swiss Leaguer.
I don't doubt that Sven has skill (that slick sauce pass he made to I believe Jooris for a breakaway this year attests), but attitude is extremely important. He has the wrong one unfortunately.
Look how far attitude got the Flames this year as a whole.
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