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1. MulletMan wrote:

   I think flash will work out in the long run, but he still needs more development time at this level. Flash is getting too many minutes, I’m thinking 3rd or 4th line for the near future.
   I have been surprised with Steckel spending some time on the 1st line. He bringings size and a second set of face off hands to the 1st.
   My 2 cents.

   Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 1:24 pm | Permalink
2. Scai wrote:

   Flash too many minutes? MM have you ever looked at the newly so called “event summary”? Flash is skating 9 minutes a night, Brashear and Bradley are the only Caps to get fewer ice time. IMO it isn’t nearly enough to bring along a young promising forward. It definitely isn’t easy to produce when you’re sitting on the bench 85% of the game no matter who you’re playing with.

   Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 3:10 pm | Permalink
3. pepper wrote:

   I have to say it - anybody on the top two lines at RW is an improvement over Flash. The experiment is over. He has not the requisite skill, quick decision making, size, or grit. The puck rolls off his stick, he gets bumped off the play, and spends most of his shifts gliding and chasing the puck carrier. He is neither a finisher, nor set-up guy, nor aggressive forechecker. His game is AHL all-star quality, i.e., all around good but just a hair below what it takes to survive in the show.

   End of rant.

   Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 3:14 pm | Permalink
4. MulletMan wrote:

   Believe it or not, you can give rookies too many minutes and it will hurt their development. In flash’s case, he was seeing first line minutes until he caused give aways (listed in the scoresheets), then his ice time was shortened.
   I like the way he looks, I just think a line of all stars is where he will be over his head. He looked good this evening with Backstrom. I hope they keep it that way for next game. Also, Motzko seened to work out well on the first.

   Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 11:08 pm | Permalink
5. Scai wrote:

   You can hurt a rookie’s development also by not giving him enough minutes. You’re sending a message that you don’t believe in him, you don’t trust him. By that you’re hurting his confidence and his ability to make plays, try risky things out of the ordinary which in Flash’s case is one of his strenghts.
   And Flash never got first line minutes. Look it up. The game last night was the first time this season he had so much as 13. At the end of last season he’d get about 11 minutes on a team playing out the string. Same holds true for preseason and the start of this season.

   Friday, October 19, 2007 at 3:57 am | Permalink

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