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And this one is talking about heads and “slight bumps.”

He shouldn’t be asked to take anything long and hard.

You just don’t want to give Chytil too much too soon

That’s coming too. The finishing skills will only improve. And it’s hopeful I think he gets more PP time too.

All fair. Ive never been a huge fan of shuffling lines if you’re not going to let them sit for a while.

Yeah. But moving him to RW prior, I completely understand why they didn’t do it. Rookie year, abbreviated schedule, you leave him at LW, behind CK and Panarin and see what happens. Next season, new HC, you put him with the other 2 kids as a 3rd line, keep the pressure off them, he stays at his natural position and they did ok, and had sone really nice and encouraging moments in the playoffs. Last season, off of that prior season and playoff run, he left that line together and it was justified. Though GG probably should’ve bump him up earlier and for longer looks, it’s whatever. He was ready this season and Lavy did it and it’s worked.

Ros has been fine. But just that. Fine. If he’s out of the lineup, it doesn’t hurt if you’re putting Chytil in in his place. Speed is the same. And Chytil gives you more overall offensively.

It’s also really damn hard to jump into the NHL at 19 and succeed to a high level quickly. We look at guys who do, and forget how many guys just don’t. Because they can’t. Too much emphasis and expectations get placed there too soon. Through in all the other circumstances we’ve all mentioned over the previous 3 seasons and it’s not only easy to see why it took the time it did, but it’s very understandable. Kakko is coming too. Just gotta maintain course and the patience.

That’s fair. I don’t think it was an effort thing though. He’s had a strength coach since he hit puberty. Clearly he takes it seriously. I think the issue just didn’t get pinpointed earlier. That’s a part too. Who knows why? He needed that to get a program to correct and improve that specific issue. My overall point is that he wasn’t ready to take the step till the last 12 months. Brian Boyle said the same last week or week before. He just wasn’t at the point where he could make that jump. Physical. Mental. Emotional. Maturity. Just knowing what to do and how. Probably a combination. And he needed stuff he wasn’t getting prior. Your steak isn’t cooked the way you want it cooked until it is. A player is ready when he’s ready.

I think the shift to shift issues reflect a player lacking confidence and playing a way he’s not supposed to really play.

Yeah it’s tied in together. I don’t think he looked out of shape, nor gassed all that much. I think guys fill out and grow into their frame and get stronger naturally at that age and that’s a big part of things. Your capacity for conditioning and building muscle really increases in those few years. I think he was unhappy, feeling stifled, and lost under Gallant. Not so much bad attitude. But not really having the success he was used to and feeling pressure, and not really getting anything in the way of guidance or help to fix it. I guess we’re saying similar things just doing so differently.

He should play in the series. Maybe not right off the rip. And maybe not on Zib line. Ease him in as much as you can.

You’re right when you say it’s not all on him. But it’s clear he not only didn’t do enough. And what’s worse is that he wasn’t even concerned or cognizant enough to try. And the argument about softness, physicality, north/south play, or whatever you wanna call it is BS too. That’s apparently what he was telling them and what he wanted and what they were trying to do and it didn’t work. It’s not entirely on him and I posted in the last couple of days that I think overall he did well. But he didn’t do enough And ultimately he lost the room because of that and his players knew it.

That’s fair. The strength building part in his legs though… I think that’s why the comments/rumblings we heard last summer regarding his offseason program. Not that he wasn’t working or working hard enough. But specifically what he was working on and how. Which is exactly what I said last summer when everyone was shitting down his throat, calling him a lazy, fat ass, donut boy bust with a bad attitude.

He didn’t wait 3 years to do it though. That’s a misrepresentation. Hes always worked hard by all accounts. He needed the time and growth and physical development that comes with going from age 18-19 to age 21-22.