Maurice of Orange
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- Feb 5, 2016
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I see Petr Straka is still sitting in the press box wasting away, and will probably not see the ice anytime soon, with Knight and Goulbourne ahead of him in the pecking order right now.
Hextall should either assign Straka to ECHL for playing time, or put Petr Straka on loan to his former club in the Czech Republic, HC Škoda Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga, instead of letting him rot in the press box.
The kids only 24 years old and Coach Gordon is not giving him any chance to play, this has to shatter any kinda confidence Straka might of had coming into this season with the Phantoms.
Last season Petr Straka played in 64 games had 19G, 18A for 37Pts +5, tied for 4th in points last season for Phantoms, seems like he was starting to get on a roll at the end of last season and was playing with a lot of consistency, also had a decent season for what it was, but if you ask me this is very poor mismanagement of a prospect that is in the late stages of his development that was progressing in the last two seasons in Lehigh Valley.
Why did Hextall even resign Straka just to have him sit in the press box all season, if isn't going to play assign him somewhere or trade him for something.
Hextall should either assign Straka to ECHL for playing time, or put Petr Straka on loan to his former club in the Czech Republic, HC Škoda Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga, instead of letting him rot in the press box.
The kids only 24 years old and Coach Gordon is not giving him any chance to play, this has to shatter any kinda confidence Straka might of had coming into this season with the Phantoms.
Last season Petr Straka played in 64 games had 19G, 18A for 37Pts +5, tied for 4th in points last season for Phantoms, seems like he was starting to get on a roll at the end of last season and was playing with a lot of consistency, also had a decent season for what it was, but if you ask me this is very poor mismanagement of a prospect that is in the late stages of his development that was progressing in the last two seasons in Lehigh Valley.
Why did Hextall even resign Straka just to have him sit in the press box all season, if isn't going to play assign him somewhere or trade him for something.