“People may be like, ‘oh, here comes Sven. Let’s do this for Sven and let’s do that for Sven,’ ” Ward says. “I’m on a different page. Let’s let Sven do what he’s supposed to do. Let him earn everything he gets.
“We’re not going to throw out the red roses here because he’s coming.”
Don’t get Ward wrong. He doesn’t intend on being a jerk to the top prospect in the organization. He just wants the kid to undergo a crash course in the fine art of succeeding in professional hockey.
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