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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Why is that so critical? The Swedish league is fine for development. The Sedins developed there for a year, Loui Eriksson spent a year there after being drafted, Zetteberg spent two years there after being drafted, Ericsson spent two years there after being drafted, Kronwall spent three years there after being drafted, Erik Karlsson spent one year there after being drafted, Berglund spent two years there after being drafted, Alexander Steen spent three years there after being drafted, etc
Don't understand why Barkov or Lindholm can't spend a year developing in Europe, don't see it hurting at all.
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Well....when is 2014? My calenders show the 2014-15 season being a year away. So that is what I am saying, I will give them one more year there to develop, but after that they need to start playing the North American game.
The more years they play in Europe as they have matured physically, the tougher the adjustment will be later.