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Originally Posted by b0unce. [?]
I remember hearing Hodgson speaking about how he had no competition anymore in the AHL and he wanted his chance at the NHL. IMO, I feel like we should give our rookies more chances in the big league and let them gain some more experience and knowledge so they can develop. Sure you can say some teams 'have no choice' but to throw their rookies in right away, but you look at detroit and see their scouting team and organization, they tend to give their rookies a shot to see how well they do. Other than the preseason games + a couple reg season games, hodgson hasn't gotten a solid chance at proving himself.
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This is one thing I hate about Canucks development. I understand they want there players to develop at the junior and AHL levels and not bring them up to soon but they seem to error on the side of caution to often. If there hurt they cannot play obviously but give them an opportunity to prove themselves even if it means leaving them up after a bunch of shitty performances. I also realize if they play a certain amount of games up then the year counts as a full year and you lose a year of eligibility but they still need to take that risk more often IMO.
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