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Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
I am on the fence about sending him down. Flames are better with him up, but getting to dominate in junior and win a gold medal with Canada at the WJHC would be cool too. That will certainly help his development...
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There is nothing "certain" about how an experience at the WJC will affect Monahan's development one way or the other. In actual fact, I suspect it would probably prove to be negligible in the long run. We do know that there are literally dozens of NHL prospects who participate in this tournament every year, and it makes no perceptible difference for those who never play more than a handful of NHL games.
Monahan has pretty clearly demonstrated that he can keep up and contribute at the NHL level. He has more importantly shown that he can make in game adjustments, and is already showing some small signs of progression. If he can develop at this level, then there really is no good reason to send him back to Ottawa.