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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I am fine trading Andersson, if the return warrants it. I am also fine extending him, for a reasonable price.
But keeping Andersson isn't about being semi-competitive, it's about showing the young guys how to be NHLers. It is better for a player's development to be on the 2nd or 3rd pairing, with easier matchups, and the ability to watch top-pairing guys be top pairing guys, than it is to throw the kids onto the top pairing and give them matchups they aren't ready for (like Buffalo is doing with Dahlin and Power).
It's also fine to have Honzek and Coronato and Pelletier in the A. Development takes time and requires patience.
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It's been said 1000 times, but many do not want to hear it.
The NHL is not a development league.