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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
You know what's worse? Preaching doing a rebuild properly then rushing a guy to the NHL for no other reason than he is young. Ferland is the perfect example, sure he looked good in the rookie tournament and against the Dinos. But there is no way a guy that wasn't good enough to hold down an ECHL roster spot last year is good enough to be in the NHL this year.
Shane O'Brien is actually quite a bit like Sieloff. Breen as you mentioned also fits that description, and while Cundari doesn't have size he loves to hit too.
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True. It's a double-edge sword. But you can't rebuild without some injection of youth. Otherwise its the same thing we've seen the last 4 years.
I don't expect young guys to be there if not deserved. But I do expect a young guy to get a spot if he's on par with a vet.
If Ferland shows equal to or more than Jackman, McGrattan, and say Blair Jones then he should be on the team.