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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Has this ever happened before? I'm honestly curious, and this also goes back to an earlier comment by Vulcan conveying concerns that a prospect might "outgrow" the AHL. Are there any players in NHL history whose careers have clearly suffered and stagnated as a result of spending too much time playing in the A?
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Without a time machine to go back and watch the alternate reality play out, there's no way to say for sure whether this has (or hasn't) happened before. What we can say with 100% certainty is that relationships between players and teams have been ruined when teams have been unwilling or unable to find room on their NHL rosters for those prospects. From a Flames fan's perspective, watching a player go elsewhere to become an impact player would be just as bad as watching their career "suffer and stagnate."
With Sven being subject to waivers in a year, he pretty much needs to be given a chance to show that he deserves to stick with the Flames by the end of this season, or we'll be in the same situation that the Leafs were in with Colborne last year.