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I said they shouldn't be developing players at this level and I stand by it. They are obviously still coaching them, but if you are bring a guy in that still needs to take steps in development, he needs to be in the AHL. Torts and other coaches have enough pressure on them to win. If he goes into a press conference and says, yeah we lost, but I was trying to let, (insert name here), work throught his mistakes and learn how to be better at this level, people would be yelling that we need to fire Torts because we need a coach focused on winning now. Oh wait, they are already doing it. If Bemstrom needs more playing time to get better, he should be sent down, or overseas, or wherever he would go. He was picked for the team because they thought he could play at this level and they would need to coach him a little bit, not develop him. Yeah players are younger now, but that is because of the system in place with juniors and all the other lower developmental leagues. If they aren't doing the job at the top level, then either move on or send them back down. Frankly, developing the wingers is not even the main problem right now. If the top players on Columbus would find their game, then the play of the younger guys wouldn't be amplified so much.Bemstrom has been very limited on powerplay all year . I have no clue why u keep repeating this . A few games ago he was put back on , because the powerplay was BRUTAL, and rightfully so with Foligno , Anderson , Boone , manning the powerplay. At that point he was moved to the center spot of the 1-3-1 for some unknown reason , 2 games ago he was moved to left wing of 1-3 -1 and has scored in both games .
If you think player development isn’t the job of the staff in today’s NhL , your are badly mistaken . The league is as young as it’s ever been . But no, I should have no opinion on a message board , because after all Torts has all the answers