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Originally Posted by ricardodw
I have no problem with Valimaki getting a full year in the AHL.
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I doubt anybody would if he needs it.
I think you'll find Valimaki is so close to NHL ready that he's not ever going to play a full season worth's of AHL games. I would be shocked if he spent the whole year down there. I'm not against it if he needs it but I think he's a lot closer than that.
Your examples are countered by many CHL examples where the player stepped in that early. Including the Chychrun and Regehr examples I provided earlier. On a worse team Valimaki may have stepped right into the NHL after the draft. He had a strong training camp last year.