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Originally Posted by Drury18
I never said that we didn't need his talent level or that he couldn't play on the team, I'm concerned what we do with the barrage of kids knocking on the door.
We already don't have the room to play them all each night. If we add one more defensemen that takes away yet another spot to develop a kid. And we have more D prospects coming.
Someone would have to be moved or loaned in order to make enough playing time so that the younger guys see ice time at least on a semi-regular basis.
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There's always the ECHL. No sense babying kids that can't earn the minutes for themselves. They are first year pros.. they can sit games, learn off-ice, all that.
If they really prove their mettle they can be bumped up in favour of Yonkman and Stevenson on the depth chart. If you can't outplay those guys for minutes, you just aren't ready for them yet.