Anglesmith
Setting up the play?
Sven is basically worthless imo, no real NHL potential, or at least not to the level at which he was advertised. If he hadn't ****ed up he would've been in this league in 2012-13. I am firmly calling him a bust at this point.
And before everyone slams me and says he has been a 0.5ppg player in his last few seasons, you know damn well what I mean. Every year he looks worse, and every year he fails to stick in the NHL. The only reason he's here now is because the management sees this as being do-or-die for him. If he fails to produce adequately and be an impact player, he's not going to be resigned for 15-16. At best they might be able to trade him for a B prospect, but we've got plenty of those, so it'd be pointless.
First of all, not every prospect in the world is amazing by the time they're 21. Second of all, he has absolutely not looked worse every year. I don't know what makes you think he has. This season has been the best he's looked, in my opinion. I just think other guys also look great and Hartley prefers to play them.
Look, I've gone through entire games just to watch every single thing Sven does (but not in a creepy way), and he has managed to go an entire game before without getting more than two opportunities to make a play, which he does. It's just the situation he's being put in.
Third of all, this is not a do-or-die year for him. He's only 22.