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Originally Posted by ricardodw
I totally agree that it was fantastic that Valimaki got to get some training and games in. If he would be eligible to play with Team Finland I would assume and hope that both the player than the Flames would have zero reservation for him playing in this tournament. Perfect timing to get him in peak position to start the season on Jan 13.
My point was that it was convoluted logic to keep Dach out of a development opportunity to protect him from injury risk while supporting Valimaki playing and taking some contact on his wonky knee in real games.
That is a ridiculous idea. Should everyone would be wearing non-contact jerseys at practices?
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The original point that you were responding to was in relation to Lafreniere, which is a completely different situation.
He's accomplished everything he can at the WJC
It is unlikely to help his development
The Rangers view him as an impactful players for them this season.
So as with everything, each situation merits different decisions. Agreeing AF out of the WJCs was the right call for the Rangers, doesn't mean that one is saying that everyone should be kept out