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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
All but 6 of the 2019 1st round picks have played in the NHL.
Pelletier is one of the few that haven't. 2 were drafted before him, 3 were drafted after.
Most first round picks play in the NHL by their +2 season.
Pelletier has been great and should be an exception to this.
And Sutter doesn't exactly have a great track record of player development. Really, it couldn't be much worse.
I agree that development is the priority - moreso than the need for scoring in the bottom 6.
But I don't think burying Pelletier in the AHL for "a couple of years" is proper development when he's already one of the best players in the league.
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Having played in the NHL by now is now way to measure the successful development of a prospect. Pelletier hasn't even played 30 games in his first season as a pro, so he's hardly been buried for 2 years. Glenn Gawdin is also one of the best players in the AHL right now and he has 1 point in 9 games as a Flame.