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Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan
1st line AHL minutes > 4th line NHL minutes. NHL players would disagree with me, but as far as playing time this is the better route for now.
Jankowski will be up in no time.
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I debated with FDW about this briefly in the backburner forum but curious what your thoughts are too.
In your opinion, why are 1st line AHL minutes better than 4th line NHL minutes?
We've seen our 4th line play against McDavid (god forbid) - no amount of AHL minutes will prepare you for that situation. Our 4th line will practice against NHL goaltenders/players, play at NHL speed, travel with Jagr and play against the best in the world.
In my opinion, the only way to determine whether Janko deserves 3rd, 2nd or even 1st line minutes is to have him in the NHL so we can see what happens when he gets stuck out against Crosby (maybe he dominates him, maybe he doesn't). You can't get a proper evaluation (especially for someone that's 23 years old) in the AHL.