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Originally Posted by TheOnlyBilko
In hindsight obviously not, I'm just stating the Flames probably wouldn't have put Puljujärvi in Stockton either. Puljujärvi was supposed to be much more ready for the NHL then Tkachuk at the time of the draft
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This is true - in fact, I also heard it said he was more ready than Laine. In hindsight, I think those who said that were only looking at size.
It's easy to say though that the Flames would have done the "right" thing. Who knows. Monahan, Gaudreau, Tkachuk, Valimaki all got spots out of camp, which they earned. Dube got a really good shot as well. Then again, Janko was held in the AHL for a year.
How did PullRV look in his first camp - I forget. I know he got a goal in game one - against the Flames. But in fairness, they did send him down after 28 games, for the rest of the season.