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Originally Posted by New Era
Well, some may look at it differently. The Flames 2009 top pick held a gun to the head of the team, rightly or wrongly or on bad advice, and wanted nothing to do with the team. The 2011 pick is having some challenges after coming to the team. Some might view that as being exactly why Erixson avoided the team. You may want to view it in a vacuum, but player agents don't. They look at trends and the earning potential of their clients. Holding a player back in the minors hurts their earning potential and is a situation to be avoided.
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This is so full of BS. Erixon wanted a shot right away, but our d was too deep. It had nothing to do with developing players. It's interesting that you know how players feel.
Columbus held back Johansen, so no prospects will want go to Columbus. Detroit is out. Oh, Chicago too. Tampa is out. Rangers with Kreider mean no one will go there. Tyson Barrie in Colorado, so they're out. Anaheim is out. Oh, Boston is out too. Hmm, I could do that with almost every organization but one. Can't find a top pick with Edmonton that didn't get to play right away