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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
No problem with Kylington getting some reps instead of Valimaki, but keeping Nesterov in doesn't make much sense. Let Valimaki handle a bit more responsibility and see how he does. Or Kylington for that matter, I don't care. But you'll never know what you have in some young players if you don't put them in situations to test their abilities. Both Stone and Andersson are capable enough veterans at this point to handle a young partner.
But really, Nordstrom on the 2nd line? Are you telling me you couldn't let Dube play on that line and let Matthew Phillips have a shot at 3rd line RW with veterans like Lucic and Ryan? He's been patient for years and is working on his game, but he's also had a pretty good year and deserves a cup of coffee in garbage time to see if he can hang with NHL players.
This organization just simply refuses to trust that any young player could add something meaningful to the team, and they're the last team in the NHL to figure this out. Every other team in the NHL readily plays guys for at least a few games every year, even if they're not 100% ready to show them what it takes to reach the NHL.
This franchise is horrible at player development, full stop. It's driving me insane.
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I think I've felt this way for the last five seasons.
What's frustrating is the 2014-15 season was so damn fun, with guys like Granlund, Jooris, and Ferland getting a chance to play and blowing all expectations out of the water.
It's like they forgot that part of the entertainment value of sport is just to see youthful exuberance.