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Weight Room Waiting For Stamkos
by Paul on 01/09/09 at 06:22 PM ET
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from Lightning Strikes,
So, this is what the Lightning has in store for Steven Stamkos, according to coach Rick Tocchet.
The team wants the 6-foot-1, 184-pound rookie forward, last summer’s No. 1 overall draft pick, to strengthen both his upper body and lower body. To do so, Stamkos will hit the weight room more, have one-on-one on-ice training sessions with assistant coach Wes Walz, especially on days when Tampa Bay has several clustered off days. But Stamkos also may sit out games to make that schedule work, and the first of those games is tonight against the Ducks for which Stamkos is a healthy scratch.
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This is embarrassing for Tampa.
Admitting that he’s not ready for the NHL is a hundred times better than admitting he isn’t even training.
Posted by Andrew Mack on 01/09/09 at 08:15 PM ET
Of course he has to get stronger - he’s an 18 year old kid! What the heck did the team expect? Very few teenagers are prepared to play in the NHL anyway, and it’s usually based on being smart and shifty enough, not physically strong enough. This is why most teams keep their teenagers in the minors so they can develop without burning a year off of service.
At least they are giving him help instead of letting him struggle on his own. That’s something.
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 01/10/09 at 04:54 AM ET
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Huh. This sounds perilously close to “he’s not ready for the NHL”. Haven’t we heard that someplace before?
Posted by shep on 01/09/09 at 07:32 PM ET