Yall are going to great lengths to explain a relatively lackluster SHL season from Raymond
Have to agree.
Raymond's situation right now is fine.
This is strange though for Frölunda:
4 games before Raymond left for WJC: 1-3, 6GF (1.5GF)
8 games while Raymond was gone: 6-2, 28GF (3.5GF)
3 games after Raymond returned: 1-2, 4GF (1.33GF)
Probably just coincidence but still. In those 7 games, Raymond has 2 points. Which doesn't sound great, but if you consider that Frölunda only scored 10 goals total?
Do you think he is too weak physically to compete in the SHL? Thats not the impression I get from watching him. If that were the case I would agree with your assessment.
I am not against keeping him in the SHL if hes still developing. I don't think we should keep him there till he learns to dominate just for the sake of dominating.
He's not too weak to compete, but he's too weak and too poorly conditioned (in my opinion) to be a legit differencemaker. I feel like he fades as his shift goes on and often as games go on.