FLORIDA -- What's the biggest taboo around the NsHL these days. It's the word DEMOTION. No player agent wants to hear the word, especially if it's about their player. But, the reality is the NsHL is the toughest league in the world and hard decisions are made every day.
This week when the Kessel's of this world are worried about their precious ego, a hard-working young man was demoted to the minor leagues without any fanfare. More shocking is he went without a dust-up and without whining and moaning like the normal pampered athlete.
Rob Schremp was dropped from the Florida Panthers roster. The once highly touted centre was relagated to the Panthers' American Hockey League farm club in Jacksonville, Florida.
Schremp, selected in the first round by the Panthers, 14th overall in the 2004 entry draft. He signed and played his first pro-season in 2009.
Last season he got his first taste for life in the NsHL. He played five games and was held pointless. This season he averaged almost nine minutes per game over 36 games and had just one assist.
"We still see positive signs in Robbie," said Panthers head coach Pete DeBoer.
"There's plenty of areas he can help us now, but he need a little more dimension to his game. We played him on the wing and on the fourth line and decided he needed more ice-time. For his long-term growth the best thing is for him to go down, work hard, mature his game, and when he comes back to us, he's ready to play."
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