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Originally Posted by MattyC
I think you guys are missing the point a bit.
Now that those players (the 20+ers) have had their first try straight from junior and are in the deeper system as an AHL player, and don't have this 9 game limit for the burning of the ELC year, they don't have that stretch of what is basically a tryout period beyond training camp.
After the first few games, players in this position tend to look pretty ordinary, but they almost always get these full 9 games to see if they can round it out.
My query is less about them (the Tkachuks) and more about, how come when we call up a player do they not get this grace? This time to round it out. Maybe if there was patience to stick a guy like Shinkaruk or the like with the top group for 8-10 games straight, something interesting might happen. vs giving them a single game shot or a few shifts to see if something happens quickly.
Tkachuk has rounded out nicely, but is it because he has been given this 9 game grace that other (still very young) players don't really have anymore?
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Its not like there is a special nine game patience for young players. If they don't look good, they can be sent home after game three. Happens all the time.