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Originally Posted by Canada 02
he was a bottom pair D-man with the Blues playing 14-16 min a night, and a throw in on the Vladimir Tarasenko trade to the Rangers.
Now he is playing top 4 minutes on the 2-time champs and signing an 8-year deal.
probably says something about the ups and downs of player development, and how some players take longer to get there.
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Other than goalies, defensemen take the longest to develop, and very tall players take a long time to develop as well. Given those two factors combined, very tall defensemen should be given until at least 27 to show what they can do. That's about the time Mikkola started to flourish.
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