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Originally Posted by Heavy Jack
If I was management Id send him back down like the Flames did with Bennett. It would be the sensible thing to do, by then everyone is 2 months ahead in terms of game action, he's returning from a significant surgery, it would allow him to be part of the Calder trophy race next year and it wouldn't be him in a high risk situation to reinjure himself.
But this is Edmonton we are talking about, just ask Smid, if they could they would be sending him out next game.
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How would you sell that to McDavid though? He was the Oilers best player before the injury. What kind of message would that send to him? I'm sure he'd hold resentment towards the organization for delaying his NHL career when going down to junior is only going to stall his development. He's not going to learn anything more playing in junior.