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Originally Posted by getbak
If Team Canada's camp starts on December 15 (which is when the USA camp starts), he would miss 12 games.
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I heard a rumor somewhere that Team Canada would not expect NHL players to be released for the camp itself, only for the start of the pre-tournament games. If true, how many NHL games would he miss? This would include Monahan, Reilly, MacKinnon (not that MacKinnon would get released, or perhaps even Reilly either, given how their teams are competing), etc.
I think missing the 12 games would be too much. Not only is he missing too many NHL games which is probably the best for his development, but he will miss his NHL paycheck. On top of this, he could potentially miss out on a lucrative bonus if he would have won the Calder (is part of that bonus being nominated, or is it an outright win or nothing at all?).
I was 100% on the side of having Monahan go to the WJC's this year as I thought it would help further his development in some other areas (leadership, playing sudden-death pressure games, international play, a chance to be part of a team that could win some hardware, etc), but given how he has been doing in the NHL, and given that he has a real shot at the Calder, perhaps not.