http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/ronguillet/5529/ NHL hockey blogosphere of your favorite team rumors, trades, opinion, recaps, previews and news Sun, 20 May 2012 16:58:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/ronguillet/5529/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 PenguinsMarch Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:50:46 +0000 http://hockeyindependent.com/blog/?p=5529#comment-1125 To answer Q4.  Schenn is clearly suffering from a sophomore slump.  He has been unfairly tabbed as a "good young guy that the Leafs should play" and a "future star", labels that will mercilessly put a player under a microscope in Toronto.  Last year, he was a beast on the blue line - leading all rookie d-men in hits and blocks and fifth in scoring. Unfortunately, this year, he looks shaky on defence, often out of position.  Some would say that the Leafs have nothing to lose by continuing to trot him out there.  I say, for the sake of his confidence, let him develop in a Marlies' uniform and spare him further embarassment. To answer Q4.  Schenn is clearly suffering from a sophomore slump.  He has been unfairly tabbed as a “good young guy that the Leafs should play” and a “future star”, labels that will mercilessly put a player under a microscope in Toronto.  Last year, he was a beast on the blue line – leading all rookie d-men in hits and blocks and fifth in scoring.
Unfortunately, this year, he looks shaky on defence, often out of position.  Some would say that the Leafs have nothing to lose by continuing to trot him out there.  I say, for the sake of his confidence, let him develop in a Marlies’ uniform and spare him further embarassment.

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