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Originally Posted by gvitaly
...The other side of the argument is of course that we don't want players to get too comfortable with having a roster spot. However, I think letting players like Byron know they are now an NHL player improves their performance. The same way I think a gradual increase in a players responsibilities helps in his development(Backlund, Colborne this year). I am not sure this can happen if that player plays 5min a night as an injury replacement...
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This is not in line with the point you are making, but your thoughts here raise another point altogether. Why do Byron and Colborne get the benefit of the doubt heading into next season where Butler does not? As near as I can tell ALL THREE players have improved in around the same period of time.