Why don’t you wait more than one game before flying off your rocker? Wouldn’t that be more sensible? Again, if Sandin continues to thrive he’ll be given more. You can’t be too cautious but you can destroy a players confidence if you throw them out too early. Babcock is being cautious. Good call by him and the organization.And the 19:50 period of time from the mid-second period to the mid-third period when things were no longer chaotic and yet Sandin played less than a minute?
What happened was embarrassing. If it happens again and Dubas doesn't send Sandin down to the Marlies for the rest of the season then Dubas is as bad as Babcock.
I will repeat my edit addition to the post you quoted:
Play him or send him down. I don't care that much which one they choose. On March 16th I said on here that Sandin would be in the opening night lineup and that despite playing great he would last 9 or fewer games because Babcock won't play him enough. That remains by far the most likely scenario. It has nothing to do with the player. Simply a bad coach.
I think Babcock managed the game very well. When is he eligible for a contract extension?
...oh. Do you wanna buy a Luke Schenn jersey? Game worn from his rookie year. Logged a lot of minutes but very little development in it. He was thrown to the wolves too early. Wish they had have been more cautious with him.