What happens when after the next 30 games he looks absolutely lost and you have no choice but to send him down? Then his confidence is shot, never recovers, and we destroy him. Maybe he can then be our OHL scout? This is obviously hyperbole but there are potential negative outcomes to rushing him.
My point from the start is simply this. Regardless of how he looks in camp or preseason the path that offers the lowest odds of a wholistic negative outcome to both the player and the Flames is to send him down.
To the people saying he should stay up if he looks good, can you please explain why?
Why would staying up as an 18 year old, on a team needing to finish low in the standing, be best for his development AND be best for the team?
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