I know he has a few diehard critics around here but I really am enjoying the kid
Still has flaws but overall his level of play has been improved this season and he is showing ability on PK and more aggressive tendencies offensively
Already has 4 pts on year when he put up 5 in 38 games last year
Kid is a bright spot going forward for organization
Agree with ya bwc good post. The other night he had the puck on his stick along the left wing boards in Hawks zone, turned around with it so sharp (like Denis Savard) then continued on to head man the puck. Impressive.
One thing i noticed as i'm sure some you have also over the past few games is when he had the puck rushing toward the O zone he passed the puck off and then peeled away, i wish he would have continued on like Coffey, Leetch or Wilson, etc.
Now i am wondering, do you guys think it's a confidence thing? or is the coaching staff telling him not to rush. I pray it's only just a lack of confidence and not the latter.
The reason i'm asking this is some of you may recall Dave Manson. When he came to play for the Hawks, especially his rookie season he had a very good ability to rush the puck but supposedly rumors were that Keenan did not want him to turn his game in that direction and to be more along a defending style (ie Hammer), some fans at the time believed that Manson would have been an awesome offensive D man but that Keenan (i liked Keenan for the most part) ruined his ability to do so.
The one thing though is Manson had a big frame and could use it in front of Belfour to clear guys out where as Forsling's game and size obviously is not tailored to that kind of play.