So all this talk about Fiala and his attitude and getting benched and other stuff people saying about red flags., I get it but he's a kid. I'd worry about it more if he were 25 and in the league for 5 years. Remember this, Getzlaf just got major penalty minutes for throwing a tantrum on the ice and he's 29, 30 years old? Perry does the same thing. I'd rather have a kid playing on the edge with emotion and having these shortcomings every now and again then having a kid who is a great kid but can't get it done on the ice. Fiala is a game breaker. He has elite speed. He plays with an edge/chip on his shoulder. Best analogy I could sort of make on an attitude level is Fiala is going to be the compliment to Forsberg the way that Kane is to Toews. Toews is the guy that gets the respect and is very business like and Kane is the one with the attitude with amazing skills. I see Forsberg being very much like Toews in this regard and Fiala even approaches what Kane does, watch out. I also think with the veteran leadership on this team, they'll put the kabbash on any attitude issues that may surface. Heck, Weber still takes penalties when his emotions get the better of him and I'm ok with that because of what he brings on the ice. Let's see what Fiala brings to the table once he's here as opposed to what's going on overseas. Is it a concern, sure, is it making me freak out, absolutely not. Saw him play at the prospects camp and he's dynamite on skates.
