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Originally Posted by Mike F
Again, I'm not defending him as a player, just his business decision. And I've never said the Flames did anything wrong. In fact I called it win-win?!?!
But to fact check your response, at what point were the Canucks nearly giving up on him??? After those 15 games in 14/15 he was never sent to the minors again, and at the start of the 15/16 season, when he was struggling, he was in the lineup every night and generally played 8 and 14 minutes per night. He definitely picked it up later in the season, but there's no indication that the Canucks were on the verge of throwing in the towel. |
There was lots of talk from the Canucks brass on what to do with Sven and yes he was kept on the roster which was already mentioned since he was waiver eligible. There was lots of talk about waiving him and taking the risk of losing him after a short stay to the season . Green had been all over him to basically smarten up as he was not putting the effort in like he did in junior. Canucks kept him up and he turned it around. He was being told the same things from the Canucks as the Flames said, it was the risk of being cut again and Green working with him that straightened him out.
You can say that leaving was what got him going, it is that narrative I disagree with. He finally listened to his coaches and got off of his ass. If he'd done that with the Flames from the get go he would have been in the NHL sooner. He flat out admit he didn't put the work in with the Flames and didn't handle what was being asked of him well.
But yes, it was a win win for the teams and the player and I happy with Rasmus.