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Originally Posted by Regorium
That's fair. We must have watched different preseason games then.
There was no doubt in my mind that Jankowski, Hathaway, Kulak, and Rittich all outplayed their replacements - Glass, F.Hamilton, Bartkowski and Lack.
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I definitely think you're remembering camp to suit this narrative here.
Hathaway and Kulak looked very ordinary and pedestrian in camp. Janko was good but there were several factors (recently mentioned) that lead to him starting in the "A". We also didn't see a lot of Rittich to make that a foregone conclusion as you're suggesting.
Regardless, I think it's pretty evident their hot start in the AHL allowed them to transition with more confidence to the big club. Saying they would have played this well after is purely speculative. As it is, I think the organization made the right call. Treliving talks at length about prospects over-ripening and the patience with these players seems to have paid off.