Lots of factors, as I think about this:
Do sheltered minutes really work in a playoff race against other teams in playoff races? Monahan's sheltered minutes came towards at the beginning of the year.
If the Flames are in a PO race then, and every game is important, what's the risk of taking out an experienced guy like Stajan or a trusted guy like Jooris and replacing them with an 18 year old who hasn't played a game? I know he's likely to be a great player, but not too many 18 year olds, no matter how good, have an impact right away. Thus far Hartley has generally erred on the side of playing the experienced guys versus having a look at the call-ups.
I know he's a hockey player, and not a china doll, but he's about the same size as Nugent-Hopkins' who's been banged up pretty good in the NHL. It's pretty easy to argue that, though RNH was able to play in the NHL at 18-19, he would have been better off with at least another year of lower development. I know Lowe/MacT < Treliving/Burke as far as common sense goes - I just want to be really careful.
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