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Originally Posted by CroFlames
I find it odd sometimes hearing about guys "not being committed" to hockey. Can you really reach the heights of major junior and pro hockey by not being committed?
Is Rasmus' case more of him not training properly instead of not being committed? My theory is the people who surrounded him weren't giving him good training advice and that's what led to him not having the ideal body.
His showings in Penticton and in preseason haven't had me wanting more desire from him, he seems to be busting his ass in addition to being talented and smart.
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FWIW in an interview with Andersson, is that he was fully aware of his conditioning issues. He wasn't spending much time in the gym and knew that he needed to do more. Sounds like he made the most of his Summer and looked to be in good shape for both camps.
This guy could be one hell of a steal. I think at this point it's almost reasonable to expect at least one of Andersson/Kylington to take the next step.
Players will conditioning issues tend to peak in Junior and can't compete once they turn pro. Ryan Howse looked amazing in Junior because of his shot, but he didn't work on other parts of his game and wasn't committed enough to hockey. I bet for every naturally talented hockey player who doesn't make it due to conditioning, there are 20 hockey players who did everything in their power to make it, but just didn't have the natural talent.