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Originally Posted by Tyler
So a lot of you are arguing for him to:
- abandon his push for the Calder trophy
- remove himself from the best competition in the world to only the best U20 competition in the world
- not have any guarantees regarding playing time, linemates or even making the team
- give up untold thousands of dollars of NHL salary
just so you can watch him at some ungodly hour on Boxing Day play against the mighty German national team? Are you guys all nuts??!?
The WJC is a tournament for junior players. Sean is one of the BEST players on our NHL team. There is nothing for him to gain by going to Sweden.
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I think it would be good for him to go. He would be expected to be a more "veteran" player for team Canada and I think it would be good to see how he does with a bit more leadership duties