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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Huh? Do I really need to back up every claim? Okay fine:
- The Penguins gave Daniel Sprong a 40 game audition when he wasn't ready
- The Penguins admit that they rushed Beau Bennett to the NHL and should have let him simmer in the AHL
I don't think it's an unrealistic dissertation that Maatta made the NHL quicker than you can automatically assume he does in Calgary, who have four first round FORWARDS from Maatta's age still looking to hit the 25 game mark, never mind defensemen.
- It's a fact that Maatta has played a lot with Crosby, Malkin, Letang, and Niskanen.
- The Flames did do an about-face on Sven. He was sent down right after Feaster was fired.
- And yeah, there's no telling. Unless you have quantum access to an alternate reality.
Funny, that. The day the Flames finally waived Shane O'Brien, Olli Maatta already had 51 games of NHL experience. Again, you can't make any assumptions. Different management, different coach, different teammates.
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You failed to mention Derick Pouliot who was drafted the same year #8th overall. He has only played 52 NHL games so far, wasn't rushed at all.
Meanwhile, Maataa has played 165 despite missing time due to health concerns and injury.
I usually agree with your posts but Olli is definitely an NHL calibre defencemen and has been for several seasons. The Flames were pretty much begging for a young defender in 2013-14. That's one of the reasons Erixon was mocked so bad