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I watch Veleno and see potential there. He's not great or even good yet, but he's doing the things I want a center to do. In theory he will learn and grow and get better while he keeps playing this way. Maybe he doesn't, but I see the potential he may. Zadina is a trainwreck. He's hasn't been doing the things I expect a future top 6 winger to do since he first joined us in GR and I had the chance to watch him. Doesn't go to scoring areas, doesn't pick shots correctly, no idea how to approach a board battle let alone win one, can't anticipate an offensive or defensive play. Much like Cholowski there's so much wrong that I see no room for growth. If everyone would stop burying their heads in the sand when critiquing young players it wouldn't have taken this long for the fan base to reach the same conclusion that Mackel and I reached seasons ago. It's not hard to watch a young Bertuzzi and young Zadina and see one does things right and should grow and the other does things terribly wrong.