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Originally Posted by transplant99
I think it would be insanity to take an 18 yo kid who is coming off major surgery, expect him to play his first competitive hockey in 5 months against pros in the heat of a playoff chase in the AHL, and then throw him to the wolves of the NHL race right after that.
Thats how you destroy young guys....lesson 1.
Send him to Kingston, let him finish that season (however long it lasts) and then call him up to either Addy or Calgary to get acclimatized and after a bit get him some game action if possible...if not, see him in September. No harm, no foul.
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Bringing him in full time, sure. But what about the flip side of that argument... Take a young determined kid ranked first in his draft class, let him spend 3/4 of a season training with his heroes, integrate him into full contact practice with the team, all the while describing him as a tiger in a cage chomping at the bit. Only to get him in shape to play, then kicking him off the team. I can't imagine the proverbial cup of coffee having any more negative drawbacks than the scenario I described (which he is currently living).