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Originally Posted by nfotiu
The article doesn't really even mention the main reason teams keep these guys up and that is for development reasons. A year of practicing and playing in the NHL is most likely going to develop a player a lot more than dominating junior as a 19 year old.
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Both sides can be argued. Get a lot of tough minutes against easier opponents can be helpful rather than sheltered minutes in the NHL. Especially since a lot of 18 year olds need to develop physically more than anything.