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Originally Posted by _Q_
I see this type of comment all the time around here and it's such a weird way of thinking. With young players or prospects in general, you're supposed to go after them before they prove anything because the acquisition costs are sky high after they become all stars. Look at Shinkaruk for example. We got him for fairly cheap. He went on to do reasonably well after being put in a position to succeed. Now his value is higher. If he has a break out season next year, nothing short of a top 5 pick and a blue chip prospect will look appealing to Brad in a trade scenario.
I'm not specifically directing this at you, but the general notion that "I don't want player X because they haven't proven anything".
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As much as I love Nichushkin (was actually hoping in 2013 we were going to draft him instead of Monahan) he hasn't proven anything. I've watched him play quite a bit, just not that impressed anymore. Shinkaruk was doing fantastic in the AHL before his call up.