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Originally Posted by Bingo
First off ... agreed.
But second ... this has always been interesting to me. A guy that makes the NHL later is still playing hockey. I'd assume the wear on a player is higher at the NHL level but if he played 2 more AHL seasons than Kadri as an example it can't be as simple as total games played, right?
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Yes good point. It certainly is more nuanced than I offered.
Interestingly, again comparing these two players just as a thought exercise, Kadri played more AHL games (119) than Coleman (66).
And I do think a player coming out of the college system potentially has an advantage over junior players, because there is more time for off-ice fitness and less games played overall. But I may have some bias there, as I generally think the college is a better development path for all sorts of reasons.