[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

Forget that the guy is a clear hater, forget the fact that he's using advance stats after 5 games which pretty much makes the margin of error statistically invalid, his argument is completely flawed for one huge reason. He's approaching the problem entirely from a "business" perspective, and an extremely narrow viewed one at that.

Let's just assume for a second he's correct, the Flames will hit a wall, they will finish last. Let's just assume for a second that the a Flames won't continue to slowly increase the ways and the amount they use Monahan (even though they already have, seen by the fact his ice time has risen from around 11 mins to 16 mins) and assume 16 sheltered minutes is all he'd get. Even if all the above is true, he makes zero logical arguments for why that experience in the NHL is worse for Monahans development versus going back to junior.

And that is 100% what the Flames goal with the kid should be. Not what makes the Flames the best team this year, and not what makes Monahan cheaper for longer. The goal should be to make him the best player he can be as quickly as possible, and this article doesn't touch on that. A brief sentence in there that literally says sending him to junior "might" be better due to the extra ice time, but completely ignores that the ice time comes against competition far less challenging for the kid.

I won't pretend to know what is actually best for his development, but I'll trust that the Flames and Monahan have a feel for that, and I sure as hell hope the Flames aren't basing the decision off of what is best for the team this year, or how to maximize years on Monahans entry level deal or Corsi stats. I hope they are making the decision based on what is best for Sean's development.