^ I think ppl get that. But if he's as good as Smith/SOB/Russell etc then might as well give him the job instead of sending him to Juniors.
One of the reasons why dman don't come into their own is because they are sent to juniors/minors for numbers of years cuz they're limited spots available. We right now have spots available if they're as good as the "vets" then boot the vets out. Same reason why goalies take forever to come into their own, they need to play against top competition but there are only 30 starting spots. Takes them a long time to de-throne an established guy.
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