There is nothing left for him to learn in junior. The number one thing he needs right now is time to get acclimatized to the speed of the NHL. Sending him back does nothing but delays this. His skills are NHL ready, his size is NHL ready, he was a winner and clutch guy last year. What is there left for him to learn? Save a year of ELC to potentially delay his getting used to the NHL speed on a daily basis? That doesn't make sense to me.
If he stumbles in the next 6 games then sure send him down, but 12-13 mins a night in the NHL is so much better than 20 minutes a night in Jr.
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