Nah. He needs to be punished for winning best rookie, in order to keep him humble.
He need to learn rispeck
Probably not, he's still in the Russian NHL for whatever that's worth. But still, very questionable coaching. You have to look at this and just tell yourself there's quasi nothing Demidov can do to get more minutes, at all. Unless he gets 3g 2a in 5 mins TOI and even then that will probably make the hc look bad so he will be punished even more.
Not worried for him. It just sucks that they’re not playing their best offensive player in the role he deserves. He’s 2nd in goals and points on the team.
I don’t think anyone is worried that Demidov is going to crack and start underperforming because of his usage. The problem is the mindset of the coach who doesn’t give a shit about one of his best players because a) he’s a rookie and b) he’s leaving at the end of the year. Hockey, and all sports for that matter, should be a meritocracy. Meanwhile we have this moron who thinks he’s Scotty Bowman with the tough love approach.
Ice time is probably not an issue in his development. But let’s be honest, his production has little correlation with TOI. He would be top-5 in the KHL if they give him normal ice time. His numbers are artificially kept down.
On an intellectual level, Im not bothered by his usage. As a fan it bothers me because I want to be entertained and it annoys my sense of fairness.
Its hard to not be a little ticked off when he wins rookie of the month and is practicing on the 4th line lol , like its so egregious
