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transplant99 · 10-18-2021, 12:18 PM

I swear the thought process for some is,

"I like player X and stupid management is blocking his path to making the team"

or

"Stupid coach doesnt play him even if management has kept him on the team"

When the truth is,

Both management AND coaching staff have watched this guy daily for literally years.

In games and in different situations within those games.

In practices and the various drills with different partners within those drills.

Coach after coach after coach have ALL reached the same conclusion about him.

There is something(s) in his game they simply aren't willing to gamble on a full time basis at this point.

I agree this year from limited viewing he has looked better than any time previous.

So maybe it is practice habits or a repeated mistake in certain drills, but there really will be a reason why he is or isn't getting ice time.

We simply don't know, but then turning that unknown into some silly trope that "management stifles every young guy" is patently false.

As noted before, this team has graduated a whole bunch of young guys into NHL players.

10-18-2021, 12:18 PM	#71
transplant99 Fearmongerer Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign. Exp:	I swear the thought process for some is, "I like player X and stupid management is blocking his path to making the team" or "Stupid coach doesnt play him even if management has kept him on the team" When the truth is, Both management AND coaching staff have watched this guy daily for literally years. In games and in different situations within those games. In practices and the various drills with different partners within those drills. Coach after coach after coach have ALL reached the same conclusion about him. There is something(s) in his game they simply aren't willing to gamble on a full time basis at this point. I agree this year from limited viewing he has looked better than any time previous. So maybe it is practice habits or a repeated mistake in certain drills, but there really will be a reason why he is or isn't getting ice time. We simply don't know, but then turning that unknown into some silly trope that "management stifles every young guy" is patently false. As noted before, this team has graduated a whole bunch of young guys into NHL players.