bland
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- Jul 1, 2004
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Him scoring a point per game doesn't help his team become more successful?
Again, we all agree that Fiala is difficult to coach but he can definitely help a team if handled the right way. He proved that already.
A 60 point player who doesn't give up 25 goals a year will help you win a hell of a lot more than an 80 point player who bleeds goals and stupid penalties.
The problem is that Fiala consistently risks too much to pile up points in situations where discretion is required. The Kings have seen plenty of 3 goal leads evaporated due to Fiala risking too much to make it a 4 goal lead. Its happened so many times that he has been benched, publicly called out by teammates and too often discussed by one of the bigger homer broadcasts in the game. Its a big problem for the team.