Everyone is always quick to react and take the negative tone in these situations. Winning the Hobey Baker is different then going into the corner against an NHL caliber defenceman every game. I think Johnny knows he could use another year of adding some size and strength to his game and taking his first shot in the league as a 20yr old.
Where would we be in 2-3 years if Johnny goes out and gets injured a few times and plays less than 50-80 games over that stretch. RNH and these smaller types would be much better served to come into the league as a 20yr old. Very few kids that are 18-19 do much but fail to meet expectations and ride the pine and play less than 10mins per game.
Worst case we get a top 5 pick next year and these new kids help us out in a year or two. We are not going to win the cup in the 2013/14 season, we need to make ourselves a better team for 2016+, deal with it.
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