Nothing has gone backwards in his development?
So i guess im just imagining those 3 games he played in the AHL this year where he has a .783 Save % and got lit up for almost 6 goals a game?
MAybe backwards is the wrong word. but a development trajectory for a prospect ideally should be trending up, at the very least it should stay straight or stagnant Cossa's definitely plummeted down for a while there.
a 15th overall pick spending time in the ECHL definitely means something went off the rails , it doenst mean it cant get back on track though.
If the 15th overall pick is a forward or a defenseman and they're in the ECHL sure, but that's not the case here. They deemed him too good for the CHL and knew the Oil Kings would be a dumpster so they moved him up a level. He wasn't quite ready for the AHL as that's a pretty huge leap for a goalie compared to CHL, and he has slowly come along and adapted to pro hockey in the ECHL instead. The ECHL is a higher level of hockey than the CHL, and Cossa has proved he can play there, so I don't see how it could be considered a downward trajectory at all.
CHL -> AHL is a massive gulf for a young goalie to overcome. I honestly think it's a contributing factor for why Canada has so many issues developing goalies over the last 10-20 years. To me, the ECHL is a logical next step for promising CHL goalies. You're trying to paint Cossa out to be a big disappointment because you saw 'ECHL' on his hockeydb without actually applying any logic or understanding the reasoning. I actually think it's a really smart development move by the Red Wings.