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Originally Posted by nemanja2306
I think he deserves at least a chance to make the team this year, at the very least get in his nine games. I don't see how TWO WEEKS in the AHL hurts him at all.
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It's one thing to give a guy 9 games at the beginning of the season, when ice time is more evenly distributed and the play is less intense. What guy in the present lineup do you want to give up his spot to do this experiment right now?
As for two weeks in the AHL not being a risk, Setoguchi got hurt within two weeks and hasn't returned. It can happen. There's some real goons in the minors, especially the non-prospect older guys who make a career of it, and sometimers feel like teaching the kids a "lesson". Mind you, McGrattan is in Addie so that's a tad less likely in this case.