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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Promoting defensemen too quickly, and giving them more responsibility than they are ready for, is a good way to ruin them. And to ruin the season.
Throwing forwards into the mix is no problem. But throwing defensemen into the top 4 before they are ready, is asking for problems.
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Yup agree with you 100% which is why I've been constantly harping against seeing Valimaki in Calgary's Top 4 pretty much since he was drafted. I get it, the kid has talent and the Flames are high on him, but he's still an inexperienced kid who will need time to develop. He isn't a better defenseman than Hanifin today and won't be when the season starts. And I don't even think Hanifin is that great of a defenseman.