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Originally Posted by tvp2003
Czarnik had points in three straight games before he got injured. But apparently he's not good enough to play in the NHL, even though he's scoring a ton in Stockton. One of my biggest head scratchers this year.
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Yeah, I mean if every other forward on the roster were solid defensively and never turned the puck over, I'd understand not playing Czarnik, but when he's not worse than everyone else, don't understand why his offensive skills aren't being utilized in Calgary.
There's a real disconnect between the roster the GM put together and the game that the coaches (Peters and Ward) are trying to play. You don't have a roster here that can play a tight defensive shut down game. You have a roster of small, skilled, players, so utilize them in a way that takes advantage of their skills, which is high paced offensive hockey, you know, the thing that made you successful in the first half of the season last year.
I'm not advocating keeping the roster the way it is, but if you are going to keep it, then utilize the players in a way that makes sense. Don't force a small and speedy group into playing a tight checking defensive game, because that's not what they are good at and you usually just end up with crap.