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I've come around to the organization's way of thinking. Mantha is young and his development isn't complete and he has tremendous potential. If I were in charge of his development, I'd be pushing him hard and calling him out when I felt he wasn't giving enough. We need him to become the best player he can possibly be. Maybe Blashill could call out the older players a little more often, but I dunno that it would accomplish anything. We have the oldest team in the league; most of the players are what they are at this point in their respective careers. With Mantha and Larkin and Athanasiou, there's still great potential. I think the "You've gotta be great and you've gotta be great every single day, no excuses" mantra is a good one to hammer into their heads, especially when they stink up the joint like they did last night. They're starting to take over as the team's leaders, but they still have to earn it. Nothing's going to be handed to them, and that's the way it should be.

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I'm all about that bass told you to ease up on the chup...

100% agree with this. Vets are what they are, it is very hard to change bad habits in a vet. Kids like AA, Larkin, and Mantha are at a very crucial point in their careers where these bad habits are not ingrained in them yet and should be called out. I actually commend Blashill for addressing it. Mantha has the potential to be one of the best wingers in the NHL, and Blashill has a giant role in that development. I'm not saying I love Blashill, but any good coach would do this.

Ya’ll just trolled the entire blackhawks fan base and the troll berzeench. Savages

Agreed. Kind of like the time Toews had a temper tantrum against us in the playoffs and was melting down in the box and Seabrook came over and had a talking to him like a parent to a child. Im sure Towes would credit Seabrook with being a good leader in that moment. So I guess the moral here is that Toews sucks.

definitely better

I prefer this version. I remember when the Wings organization was the Empire that everyone hated.

So am I. That's why I can barely move right now. Had too many servings of everything last night. Especially the potatoes. Ugh. Never...potatoing...again....

But ... I'm all about more.

OP updated. That's all you get.

I dont think the +/- matters, but I agree with the rest of this. When you watch him play you can tell he is talented, but it just rarely led to production.

Time for a power up

Krsmith, Buppy, CRL and Kickazz Bunch of annoying “always gotta be right” posters that just refuse to move on. We’re all brothers from another mother.

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Nice trolling Euro_Twins... I don't think anyone would say that Sheahan would be close to a 50 goal scorer, but I'd definitely hear an argument that he could have been better if handled differently. Whoever argued that would obviously be wrong though, and there would be people here that would argue that opinion for years and years, because Holland and Babcock / Blashill are perfect. They could never do any wrong, especially when it comes to player development... They're professionals. What do us as fans know... NOTHING!

Without that father son chat they don't win the cup. Seabrook is a better leader than captain 40 points.

Abdelkader only missed one game on November 11th against Columbus. Since then, in the past 4 games he has 7 points (2 goals, 5 assists). He's obviously not going to keep anywhere close to that pace, nor is he likely to keep the *61* point pace. I'd love nothing more than to see him do it though and become an annual 60 point player, but I wouldn't bet on that. If he can hover around the 40-45 point range for the next 3-5 years, maybe top 50 in one season, I'll be happy. I'm sure his down season last year has a lot to do with fans hating on him, but I think it has more to do with his contract. I personally love Abby. He's the type of player you want on your team, and he's a solid middle 6 winger. If he were paid about $0.5-1M less, on a 4-5 year contract, instead of 7, I don't think many fans would have a problem with him. Anyway, I think Abdelkader is a good alternate captain, but I'd be shocked to ever see him wear the C in Detroit...

Karlsson plays on the PK and is one of the best offensive defenseman in the league. Brett Burns too. Really? you think playing on the PK is mishandling an offensive d-man? Christ. Your opinion holds no credibility on this issue because you have absolutely nothing backing your little opinion. Whereas we're GIVING you ample evidence as to why our "opinion" actually might have some credibility. But people once had an opinion that the Earth was the center of the universe too so I guess you're entitled to anything. Even nonsense.

We are 2 points ahead in the standings. But the team does look better and is playing better. There is far more energy on the ice most nights. We are much faster most nights. The last couple of years the team looked like if we gave up 3 goals they knew we would lose the game. They don't play like that anymore. They know they can score 3 or more goals. Doesn't mean we are going to win but the effort is there all 60 mins most nights. I still think with better coaching we win more, but that is another thread.

Puts him on pace for almost 7 goals across 82 games with Pittsburgh. That’s 3.5x what he did for us last year! Imagine where he’ll be in a couple years if he keeps up that progress. Way to go holland... /s