We haven't discussed Andreas Athanasiou enough and that's quirky because I NOW believe him to be the playoff MVP after three games.
Jeff Blashill is being blamed for not playing the kid enough. Jeff Blashill says he wasn't elite in Grand Rapids and therefore can't be expected to play big minutes in the NHL, especially during the playoffs. That's the jist of it, right?
He's not "ripe". He hasn't been seasoned in the ways we (who is "we"? That's the question to be explored) would prefer.
He hasn't been broken and rebuilt. He hasn't been "tamed" as Paul said earlier.