Sigh, growing pains. Just part of the maturation process if you ask me. Every prospect has some learning to do, and how can you possible know that it's not actually okay to use the sharp edge of a piece of protective equipment that was crafted to block vulcanized rubber as a weapon if you don't first suffer the ramifications of using it to punch a prone opponent in the head as he lays fallen on the ice? Some goaltending coach probably told a young Gilles Senn that he's got to "protect his crease" in passing without offering any specifics as to how best to do so. Simple misunderstanding. One man's simple assault is another man's preservation of his blue paint. As far as I am concerned, the Devils' 5th rounder is a more intelligent player now than he was before he shed his mask drawing all attention to him as he jabbed a player in the face with the blunt end of his puck shield. If he uses that ejection as the impetus to evolve his game to a point where he's not getting thrown out of them for bludgeoning the face of every attacking player then this unfortunate scenario could be seen as a blessing in disguise. It's probably a lesson he should have encountered prior to getting drafted as a 21 year old, but some of the best to ever mind a net have been slow learners that get a bad rap as overreactive assholes...
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