The Mattias Tedenby Situation

Tedenby could probably use some time in the minors, but who would you call up in his place? He’s better than Palmieri, but don’t think anyone in Albany is better than him.

Tedenby is playing better of late, but he plays with the cancer “AKA DAVID CLARKSON” so he doesn’t get the puck a lot.

He is still a kid, how about we let him become a full-grown man before we start panicking.

Pete Deboer says that Zharkov has never existed

It’s a communication problem.

It seem’s Teddy’s been in third-line purgatory (turd-line turdatory?) without many offensive weapons to either a) set him up or b) follow him into the zone as he advances to quickly an without support.

The communication problem: DeBoer hasn’t been able to reach him to express that his 1-man stick-handling efforts aren’t working. The numbers say it, but Teddy’s game hasn’t changed any.

That’s my theory.

That said, he has drawn some penalties as I recall. Mostly holds, hooking, etc I bet.

He’s a good player, and has shown that he can score, but he hasn’t had the type of linemates that he needs to succeed. We all know that Clakie is a shoot first type of player, and he isn’t playing with a good center. Until Zajac and Josefson come back, I’m not sure if there is much we can do to help Tedenby.

Just my two cents on Tedenby:

a) He’s a small player. Smaller players take longer to develop. Last season, he “burst onto the scene,” and by that, I mean that he was able to simply use his raw skills before he truly learned the North American rink and the NHL game. He scored some spectacular goals, but teams learned how to defend him.

b) He plays like he’s 6’5", and by that, I mean that he tries to throw his body around when it’s very easy for opponents to hit him and shut him down. His game is a finesse game, not a physical game. He shouldn’t try to play bigger than he is.

c) He needs confidence somehow. Martin St. Louis struggled early in his career with Calgary and the Flames gave up on him. Now is not the time to give up on this kid. He’s incredibly skilled and I believe he’s capable of being a top-6 forward at the NHL level, but he’s got to take one step back to take two steps forward. It’s too late to send him back to the SEL, but at least let him re-gain his scoring touch and confidence in his skills in Albany.

Once the Devils’ centers are healthy, the Devils could ice Henrique, Elias, Zajac and Josefson as their four centers. They could do away with their horrendous fourth line and ice four quality lines. If Tedenby could bring any kind of goal production to the Devils, it would benefit this team tremendously heading down the stretch and hopefully into the playoffs. Until then, he needs to find that lost scoring touch. It starts with confidence, and he needs to leave the NHL for a while and take a breather in Albany, where he can play bigger minutes, too. He’s almost useless playing with the players he’s with now and with the confidence he has now.

I don’t know where Tedenby belongs, I just know he’s hilarious.

Tedenby gets loose

Teddy is a skill player, and one that (at this point in his career) needs other skill players to flourish. He can make some great passes and has a decent shot, but right now (sans Zajac on that third line), he has no one to set him up and Clarky seems to be 50/50 for when he can actually handle a pass or not.

He’s only 21. Give him time.

*Also, wouldn’t he be subject to waivers if he were to be sent down? For a 21 year old forward, the limit is 80 games. Thus, someone could pick him up for free.

Last year. This year we have seen him work really hard on the forecheck but thats about it. He is on his knees or his butt every shift. He gets knocked down so easily. I wouldnt be upset to see him sent down for a while. I also wouldnt be opposed to trading him for a fair return. The only thing that makes me nervous about a trade is something that DOWNGOESAVERY brought up. Tedenby has potential, and when you mention a name like St. Louis, I can understand the apprehension.