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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
The point isn't whether he deserves ice time. It's about what's best for his development. If he's not getting ice time he needs to be sent back to Kingston.
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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
It has to. 15+ minutes a game was Burke's condition for keeping Monahan up at the same age and it should be the same for Bennett especially as Bennett has MORE upside than Sean. Sam played 10:20 last game, that's Brandon Bollig minutes. If this persists for 3-4 more games it should absolutely be a consideration to send him down.
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First off all, talking about him getting 7 minutes a night is a farce - he has averaged 14 minutes per game so far.
Second, he was too good for junior
last year. Sending him back would be a complete waste of his season and would likely only instill bad habits.
He is not the first 19 year old the coaching staff has worked with. Show some patience, they know what they are doing.
Even if he
does get less than 10 minutes tonight, that doesn't mean he is going to get less than 10 minutes
every night. Its a long season. There are 75 games remaining.
Also, he is a competitor. If he doesn't like his ice-time, he will try harder next shift.
And you think Hartley needs to show some longer-term thinking? FFS.