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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
There are far more examples of players who don't put up good stats in a development league not being able to cut it in the performance league, versus ones who don't but then excel in the NHL.
True, AHL stats aren't the be all end all, but they are good indicator of performance. If Gillies is actually ready to play in the NHL, he will be an exception, not the norm based on his AHL stats. His performance in the AHL to date is indicator that he's likely not ready to play in the NHL, but you are correct in that anything can happen
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Of course there are (bold).
But for those that don't follow the Heat, here is their D core (by games played):
Ollas Mattson
Healey
Valiev
Taormina
Hamilton
Paliotta
Nielson
O'Brien
And, again, Gillies has already demonstrated that he can play in the NHL.