Starting to get frustrated reading a lot of this. Schenn is not a bad player. He was highly touted and hasn't lived up to that hype. He has yet to get any kind of consistent role with the team. He played all three forward positions last year I believe on at least three different lines. He is a young inconsistent play who shows signs and flashes of the dominance he had in juniors and the ahl. Would I love him to have come in and been the best from the door yes.
If that would have been the case he would have made the la team instead of being sent back.
I am hopeful he can start becoming more consistent. I see him being a better all round winger than simonds. A thought that will get me butchered in here. His biggest comparable was Richards with better skill and less defense. His biggest issue fans have with him are what their expectations were of him and him not living up.
If he gets traded I see sharp, williams, Richards, carter, success from him. He looks like he could be and really good player for the right team.
Fact is he played better at lw than other rws we tried there be cause he has some skill. He doesn't seem to think the game the same as some of our better players.
Played very well with voracek during the lock out season till they moved him up to jump start g. And that was at center. Had some success with simonds but that line would disappear for time even strength wise. As simonds has always done. Played very well with couts last year and the lock out year in ahl.
I am not trying to knock any player here just stating what I actually watched. Other players have tried other stops and struggle there as well. I would like to reserve judgement on what he is capable of when I see him being used consistently. I still have hope for him to find/ take his role for himself. He has been a great teammate. I still think he is better at any position than what we have trying to make the team.
Patience is what is being preached let's practice it ourselves. Would I be upset if we trade yes and no. Cause at this point I believe the return would look more like the jvr one than what we would want. Jvr is being praise as a stud in Toronto because he is getting better mins than here not playing better.