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Originally Posted by Textcritic
This only works with regards to contracts in groups, and in the event that a team is close. If the Flames were within three or four years of competing for the Stanley Cup, then it might make sense to save the year of Monahan's ELC. The Flames are most likely at least four years away, and this most likely makes the loss of one ELC year practically negligible.
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Completely agree. I don't think it ever made sense to move Monahan back to the minors unless he was lost in the NHL. I'll be the first to admit I thought he'd need another year of experience (EDIT - clarification: when he was drafted, I thought he was a year or two out. I currently don't think Monahan will ever see another game in the CHL).
I never agreed with the reasoning behind sending him down if he looked NHL ready. What I posted seems to be the common line of thought though.