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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
He couldn't play in the AHL last year, did you actually read my post? It was junior or the NHL and he had already completely dominated junior.
And who cares if they have to pay him big bucks one year earlier? If people feel strongly about RNH losing one year of his cheap contract then I guess they must think Jeff Skinner should've been back in junior in his 18 year old too. And Hall. And Seguin. The list goes on. Should PIT have not brought in Crosby when they did so they could keep him on a cheap contract longer? Of course not.
Bottom line to me is that if an 18 year old can excel in the NHL then that is the best place for him to develop. Clearly RNH was excelling in the NHL at age 18. You only send the kid back if you think he's not ready, if you think his development is best served back in junior.
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I think skill wise he was ready, but I'd argue physically he wasn't yet. You may be right in that the NHL helped him develop more, but I'd argue they should have put him back in junior for at least one more year so he could bulk up. Who knows if that shoulder's going to be a nagging injury. All I'm saying is, for the Oilers and RNH's sake, they better hope it's not.