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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
The flip side is that it is a pretty important year, developmentally. And he is foregoing all developmental coaching. As a pro team, they will be looking to win, not make him a better player.
IMO, it is short-sighted.
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Apparently he has had lots of communication with the coach (Marc Crawford) and they have some sort arrangement where he will be guaranteed ice time and what not. Still a risk? Yes, but I'm sure his agent has minimized that risk as much as possible.
Teams in the CHL are trying to win too. Players develop there because they are so young, but I would argue the AHL is more focused on development than the CHL.