LoneFunyan
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- Nov 11, 2015
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A lot of WPG fans were banking on an injury accounting for some/all of his struggles this season.
A "weird" year with lots of change and lack of cohesion and stuff is all fair as a rationale for a down year, but there were times in WPG where his level of engagement was questioned/questionable. That is completely within his ability to control and is not impacted by "weird year". He may not understand the system or have good chemistry with his line mates yet, but he can still play hard.
You could argue that getting what he wanted - traded away from the CBJ - should have reinvigorated him, but to most accounts on the WPG board, he struggled such that most seemed convinced he was walking wounded.
Totally speculative: I wonder if he's one of those types of guys who's really good at the sport he plays, but ultimately isn't all that interested in it and would prefer to be doing something else.