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Originally Posted by neo45
If he’s in the AHL he can play more minutes, and get both PP and PK time. That is valuable for his development
Also his NHL results weren’t great last year even if the team’s results were. He faced weak competition with mostly O zone starts and still was outplayed.
So it might actually be better for the team AND the player to have him develop for another full season.
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If he’s in the NHL playing against NHL competition, that’s valuable for his development.
He played 38 games last year and did well. His possession numbers and zone starts are what you’d expect for a rookie (similar to Andersson and Valimaki), and you should look at increasing his NHL time, not decreasing it to zero.
I don’t see how it’d be better for him or the team to stick him back in the AHL. We need players like Kylington, Andersson, and Valimaki.