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Originally Posted by edslunch
Damn Sven was such a dynamic player when he first came up. Not saying the Flames ruined him but hopes were high for a while.
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He was never that dynamic. People always get enamoured with junior stats. His linemate Ty Rattie put up a ton of points too, look what he's doing. I watched him a lot that year in Portland and was never that impressed. He lacked footspeed. At development camp, Gaudreau and Granlund were always more impressive than Sven. The only time you noticed Sven was when he cross checked Tim Harrison in the face in retaliation for a hit or when he was pouting about having to attend development camp at all cause he thought he was too good for it.
During his brief emergency call up, he scored a couple of garbage goals, caught a break on a bad giveaway.
I don't think the Flames ruined him at all; his mental make up and character was questionable from the start.