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Red Wings forward breaks silence on his ongoing struggles in Detroit: 'I'm not happy'
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A Detroit Red Wings forward opened up on his ongoing slump: "It's definitely not easy at all."
Marco Kasper impressed in the second half of his rookie season last year, and expectations were high for his sophomore season with the Detroit Red Wings this season.
However, he hasn't met the expectations set for himself and the organization so far.
Indeed, he scored only three points, all goals, in 22 games.
The player, the organization, and the fans aren't happy with that production.
After Saturday night's 4-3 overtime win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, Kasper shared his honest thoughts on his slump.
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Kasper hasn't been able to add his name to the scoresheet since October 30th, when he scored two goals in a game against the Los Angeles Kings.
In the past 11 games, he tallied a -7 rating and no points at all.
Here's what he had to say about his tough stretch:
"It's definitely not easy at all. Obviously, you're gonna get frustrated, and I'm not happy with how things are going personally, but I've talked about it before. All I can do, I think really, is just go out and practice, stay on the ice, work on things, work hard, and then go out in the game, try to build confidence with little things, make the simple play, make a hit, stuff like that."
"There's going to be periods where you don't score at all, where just things are not going right. I think I'm just trying to go back to the things that I can do well and that I can actually, like, take control of, which is work hard, compete, and show up every day with the right mindset and do my best."
"There's going to be periods where you don't score at all, where just things are not going right. I think I'm just trying to go back to the things that I can do well and that I can actually, like, take control of, which is work hard, compete, and show up every day with the right mindset and do my best."
Recently, he appeared to be on the verge of being healthy scratched from the lineup for a game, but he still spent nearly 12 minutes on the ice on Saturday.
Do you think he'll bounce back soon?
| POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 24 | 342 ANSWERS Red Wings forward breaks silence on his ongoing struggles in Detroit: 'I'm not happy' Do you think Marco Kasper will bounce back and score more than 30 points this season? | ||
| Yes | 218 | 63.7 % |
| No | 124 | 36.3 % |
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