I think there is zero harm in having him play his 9 games if he's not hurting the team while doing so. He can get injured anywhere and I never buy that as a reason to keep someone out the lineup. It's not like he's as small and unadjusted to NHL speeds as Gaudreau when he was 18.
But I also think you 100% send him back to junior unless he lights it up like Monahan did. I mean, if he shows that there is no point of sending him down and his immaturity isn't an issue then, well, there's no point of sending him down. But he has to really solidfy his position on the team, more so than Monahan, because he does look like he could use more seasoning than Sean-a-thon did.
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