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Originally Posted by devo22
don't have an issue with it. People want to bottom out, no? Well then, you're going to see guys like Dryden Hunt. Makes more sense to have him on the 4th line or the press box and let the young guys play big minutes in the AHL.
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What I don't like is you have a guy like Stromgren who is going to need waivers after this season, has never played an NHL game.
Why not just call him up, give him some experience around the NHL team even if it's just practice, and then maybe work him into the game if the opportunity comes up.
I know people will always argue against this but I am very adamant that at some point for a player to continue development they need at least a taste of NHL time and experience.
In order to take that next step to become an NHLer you need to learn that in the NHL. At some point your development does stall if a player doesn't get a taste of NHL action to take back and work on in the AHL.
I don't think guys like Stromgren or Kerins can learn how to be an NHLer by playing more in the AHL after already playing 120+ AHL games and 3 seasons, at some point they need more NHL leash, even if that's on a 4th line.
Guys like Gridin, Basha, Suniev, King, Morin, etc sure they need AHL time this season.
But guys like Kerins, Stromgren, Kuznetsov aren't 19/20 years old. They are 22-23 and it's time for them to be on the roster even if it means the press box every once in a while.