I'll try not to belabor the point at least from my side anymore, because ultimately, what's done is done and I don't think it was a "bad" decision. I just question the reasoning.
- if it was due to fitness, an extra week with the AHL won't move the needle a lot. Especially when he missed so much time to injury.
- if it was a genuine attempt to give him a chance to make the Reign, he played in their one preseason game (after playing a preseason game with half the Kings early in preseason). He wasn't as good as the season before, but I don't think he was "not good enough for the AHL" bad.
- no takesy backsies on their decision for the next 6+ months, at least, if by some odd twist of fate PG is eliminated from the playoffs in March
So, to me, it seems like their minds were more made up early in training camp. Which is fine, but they also didn't use all avenues for either reasoning. So, just say it.