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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
The guys air lifted from the NHL to join the World Juniors never seem to do too great. If Monahan is playing with the Flames, and playing well, I hope they don't let him go just for the World Juniors.
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While part of me agrees I still feel that there is no better experience gained for a young player than playing in that tournament. It's a world stage, lots of pressure and your playing for your country. I'm actually surprised more teams don't let their eligible players take the 2 weeks to go play in that tourney, it's always around christmas break too so the NHL schedule usually seems lighter around world juniors anyways. If Monahan is playing with the Flames and playing well I would not complain if we kept him up through that tourney but I also wouldn't be upset if we let him go play for Canada because I know he's gaining valuable experience on a large stage.