Are we forgetting that none of the prospects stepped up in pre-season? Zary looked like the best of the bunch but he's still getting back into playing regular games in the AHL and higher up the lineup than last year, it won't be the end of the world if he joins the team later in the year. A spot on the big team has to be earned and not given I thought?
There's plenty of time for call-ups. Our contention window is supposed to be the next 3-4 years, if the prospects need this year to fully marinate then so be it. There's the other argument that putting prospects into the NHL too early is just a waste, whereas "over-ripening" in the AHL isn't really a problem at all. It's all about winning right now, I'd be looking to get the lines stabilized and the structure fine-tuned before looking for a spark from a prospect that isn't kicking the door down.
Road-trip is so badly needed right now.
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