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Originally Posted by 3rd line Grinder
Are those rookie mistakes any different than the ones wideman makes on any given night? It's physically painful to watch him in his own zone.
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Yes, they are a lot less frequent. And rookies don't come packaged with smart little things that tend to take years and years to develop.
You guys are looking at the young D-men through different lenses than vets (looking too hard for flaws in vets while ignoring them in young guys). And FWIW I'm all for getting the young guys in there for a bit now, but most defencemen not named Doughty or Ekblad do their real development in the AHL (and occasional cups of coffee in the bigs are helpful).