170lb 18yros will naturally pack on 10-20lbs as they mature but a 21yro who's used to playing in a 175lb body is through growing and can easily lose speed and quickness if they add weight.
No doubt Stan does not want to admit fault on the Boqvist pick and you are 100% correct with your reference to Rundblad. It’s almost the identical scenario, the only difference, a major one at that, David was just awful, almost cringeworthy when he stepped on the ice. I think Adam was rushed into the NHL without proper development to quickly, which seems to be the norm in Chicago, players aren't ready but are being forced to take on a bigger role than they can assume due to the cap crunch, salary being eatin up by players who are not currently playing and Stan’s ego not being able to admit his own faults when a player he specifically wanted falls short of all expectations of a 8th overall pick in the first round.
that is true, but it almost depends on the strength and conditioning he is being put through. Proper nutrition as well. We saw Tazer change his eating habits and strength conditioning multiple times, there was even times this topic was heavily debated on the old Blackhawks boards to the point arguments were so heated moderators were handing out warnings to everyone. I like Beaudin, I thought he was a good draft pick, can’t see him being anything better than a 4or5 but with that once again the right coaching could change that and obviously what happens in his maturation process.
| Date | Team | GS | W | L | T | OT | SA | GA | SV% | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | @ CBJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 59:58 |
| Feb 15 | @ DET | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | .931 | 0 | 64:43 |
| Feb 7 | @ DAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | .968 | 0 | 62:56 |
| Jan 26 | @ NSH | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 39 | 3 | .923 | 0 | 61:57 |
| Jan 13 | @ TBL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | .848 | 0 | 59:37 |
Bob, I did post Subban sucks, however it was during a game on Feb 7th in which he let in a few stinkers, but hey some posters just miss the context of everything, at the moment he did suck. I will say this however, he has picked his game up since and like many he is playing very well as the current backup.
His numbers suggested he did suck so far into his career before this year and at times this year too. NOBODY predicted a breakthrough for the kid is all I'm sayin' so there should be no 'I told you so' bullshit IMO.
