Mr. Jiricek was a hot topic of conversation this season. From his performance on-ice to making the news off-ice, he was a contributor in many different ways. The good news is that his stock isn’t any less than it was a year ago.
We will discuss the highs and lows later, but for now, let’s focus on the trend I mentioned in the Danforth review: coaching. Jiricek spent most of the season getting jerked around. He was scratched, sent to Cleveland, recalled, scratched again, and so on. At one point, Pascal Vincent said that Jiricek was being scratched despite not deserving it.