What perturbs me was seeing how pure and raw Pasta was upon entry. Kid could barely keep on his skates for more than half a shift, but you knew the speed, drive, and stick was there. We haven’t seen that much of a leash since then save for Poitras, which was pushed along by the OHL/pro factor. He obviously is small, but the skill and intelligence was known immediately, and not through 4 years of minors and AHL slogging. Sometimes I wish there was a little more trial by fire and not necessarily trust, but lack of a need for 100% defensive responsibility for younger players. Lindholm makes 7.75 and effs up,why do you need to hold them to a higher standard? Seems like Lysell and Merk have a similar offensive nature, but we’ve made them change so much about them to fit into our system, rather than accepting the player for who they are, and trying to imprint some two-way qualities on them during development.
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