Adam da bomb
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Mo is messing with his development by sending him downI blame his downturn on their Pekka Head Coach.
Mo is messing with his development by sending him downI blame his downturn on their Pekka Head Coach.
punishedLooks like he's not quite ready for Liiga at this point in time. They should send him back down to NHL.
No but seriously, his confidence must be crushed because he played well in NHL but got punished instead of rewarded for it. Should have just played in NHL.
I think everyone pretty much knew Ville would eventually be sent down. For many of the reasons you mentioned, and no use burning an ELC year to watch it happen. The only way it would have made sense for him to stay with the Jets was to use him as a part time player with very selective load management. Of course there would be the inevitable "why is that idiot Mo benching him" uproar on nights he was restedpunished
You slay me. He got sent down for very sensible reasons that still exist. The guy isn't 6 foot and is less than 180 lbs. The hurt was going to come down on Ville and you could even see in his last couple of games with the Jets he looked tired.
Someone of that size, used to playing <50 games a year playing against big, fast, physical forwards was going to lead to injury, or at the least loss of confidence when he got wore down, and that would have really hurt his development.
Despite Heinola's current struggles, this was the correct move for both player and organization.
The "very sensible reasons" were that his coach kept benching him even though he was one of the better defensemen on the team. Yes, those reasons still exist indeed. Maurice still hasn't been fired. I called for it over 3 years ago.punished
You slay me. He got sent down for very sensible reasons that still exist.
I hope Ville isn't nearly as fragile as you make him out to be. The kid will need to be handle disappointments far greater than this in his career.The "very sensible reasons" were that his coach kept benching him even though he was one of the better defensemen on the team. Yes, those reasons still exist indeed. Maurice still hasn't been fired. I called for it over 3 years ago.
The worst thing is that they didn't allow him to take part in the unique outdoor game, which he still could have done while maintaining his ELC slide. I imagine that wounded his vulnerable teenager soul deeply. How can you not grant him that experience?
I see this mostly a mental thing. Not that he is a fragile kid, just kid who was disappointed about going back to Finland. He'll bounce back during the second half of the season, I am quite sure. The more time goes on and if he has a good WJC, he'll be just like he was last season. Getting the NHL taste and then sent back and learning the big ice game all over again, I would imagine that with combined the fact of he being 18 and was disappointed, it takes some time. He'll get over it.
Latest comment about his play from a Lukko fan on Jatkoaika.com:
His hands and movement are fine, but he looks like your basic Dman instead of a great prospect. He loses the puck, loses puck battles and makes junior mistakes. Great solo plays and smart passes haven't really been there as much and his game looks like he's in a rush all the time.
He was probably told that he needs to work on his D.
I see this mostly a mental thing. Not that he is a fragile kid, just a kid who was disappointed about going back to Finland. He'll bounce back during the second half of the season, I am quite sure. The more time goes on and if he has a good WJC, he'll be just like he was last season. Getting the NHL taste and then sent back and learning the big ice game all over again, I would imagine that with combined the fact of he being 18 and was disappointed, it takes some time. He'll get over it.
Maybe a mutual decision.Well, that was his choice to go back to Finland, wasn't it? I can't see the Jets saying, we don't want you on the Moose where you could be just an injury call-up away from being back in the NHL.
Confidence can be a fragile commodity.Seems like it was too small sample of games in Jets, he has been brutally terrible at Lukko
Confidence can be a fragile commodity.
Finnish hfboards "jatkoaika.com" Lukko-forum is quite full of comments of how terrible his play has been if it helps to add the amounts of comments from few to several or few to more significant. Im not trying to bash the guy but the truth is that he has been terrible, losing 1v1 battles, making rookie mistakes, pretty much all of it. The stats in this case back it up, 10 games in Lukko 0+0. Maybe he'll bounce back or somethingAnd unqualified opinions are a surplus commodity. I'm not going to fret about Heinola's play based on a few fan comments.
I'm assuming the kid will be playing in the WJC. Might be perfect timing to play against his peer group and get his game back on track. I wonder then is it possible to get him back on the Moose so a strong start to his season doesn't get derailed.
I see this mostly a mental thing. Not that he is a fragile kid, just a kid who was disappointed about going back to Finland. He'll bounce back during the second half of the season, I am quite sure. The more time goes on and if he has a good WJC, he'll be just like he was last season. Getting the NHL taste and then sent back and learning the big ice game all over again, I would imagine that with combined the fact of he being 18 and was disappointed, it takes some time. He'll get over it.
Should have flown his mom out here and played in the A