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Originally Posted by dobbles
For those that argue against bringing him up and letting him ride out the playoffs in the AHL, I think you are missing an important point. Obviously there is value in the playoff run and since you guys are likely to miss the playoffs, he will be with them for that regardless.
But a lot of the value for development is getting to the next league to see how you fare and what you need to work on. Back in the QC days, you would see someone go up for a couple games and come back down with renewed fire. There is so much more value in that than continuing to grind the AHL. This board loves to harshly judge players for training camp performance and earning their spot, well how about the team actually put a player in the best position to hit training camp ready to go next fall?
Not to mention a week or two of NHL paychecks would probably put him in a better headspace!
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This has happened this season with Duehr, let alone "in the QC days".
Duehr was with the Wranglers all year, got a call up and a few games (with success), then was sent back for a few games. I saw him in action for the Wrangler's on that AHL stint, and he was faster, better positioned, and had a quicker shot- than he had been at the start of the Wrangler's season. Then he got recalled again and look where he is. He's a lock for next season.
The same needs to happen for Wolf now. Give him 2-3 games up, let him face NHL shots and see what happens. Then send him back to get some (hopefully) glory in the AHL. This guy doesn't need any more seasoning in the minors, he's ready.