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Originally Posted by indes
Is there any team more reluctant to play their in house defenseman? It's like 'well you came up for a few games and weren't top 4 material, enjoy your time in the AHL.'
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Couldn't have said it better. Brodie, the last guy to come out of the home grown system, came into his own and emerged as a legitimate top four half because he got enough of a shot in the NHL to realize his potential there. Didn't really spread his wings until a couple seasons in, but just like Kulak he showed signs of some good nhl tools very early on.
But you know, signing Grossmann then playing Wideman well past his best before date was definitely the way to go. Did a great job stalling Wotherspoon and now Kulak's development because they couldn't be Brodie within their first 20 games...