Tawnos
A guy with a bass
What could Megna have possibly done at the AHL level that showed the coaching staff he should be put on a line with Rick Nash?
Nothing.
Megna lucked into it, played one good game, and faltered back to his career AHL self. And now he's back in Hartford, where he should've been the whole time.
Meanwhile, the Rangers wasted an asset on the fourth-line next to Jarrett Stoll and Tanner Glass all season. And you expect that kid to prove, coming into a new system, that he deserves shots up the lineup? I don't.
EDIT -
This is getting OT, and I'm not trying to rehash the Etem argument. But I'd say that you could certainly argue AV's consistency in dealing with younger players is suspect. We heard it from Vancouver fans the day we hired him. We've seen it from him here now with Etem and McIlrath.
That right there is a huge problem. I think he's been very consistent in how he's handled young players.
In Etem's case, he admittedly had work ethic issues. Some of that is part of the growing pains of young players, but there's no reason this team with the expectations they have of themselves should be tolerant of it.
Megna did luck into a certain situation. Why didn't they put Etem there? Well, more than likely, he earned his way OUT of that opportunity. Youth earning their ice time works both ways. Work as hard as you can and do the right things, you get more chances. Don't work as hard as you can and don't do the right things, and you miss out in opportunities when they arise.
We are in OT territory, but this does all apply to Drouin in a sort of oblique manner.