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Originally Posted by kehatch
Except he played 61 games the season before. Some might have removed him as a prospect then. Do you then add him back to the prospect list the following season because he played less games? Makes more sense to me to have a specific number of games total rather then a percentage played of a season.
But like I said, everyone has their definitions. He doesn't meet the traditional definitions though (HF, NHL, HN, etc).
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But looking at games played doesn't tell you the circumstances around those games. His first season he was sent down later in the year. Which indicated he hadn't established himself as a full time NHLer yet. It is a different situation from starting the season in the minors and then playing the last 61 games of the season. Had he done that and then stayed up for most of this year then he'd definitely be graduated. This past season he didn't really establish himself as a full time NHLer either. Both he and Baertschi were up and down all year. Both are still prospects IMO until they finally stick for good.
I think he'll establish himself as a full time NHLer this upcoming season.