Well. FTR I wanted Samwise retained up here, showed he could and indeed was one of the best players. It wasn't rushing him that stalled him it was lawless NHL and lack of any real player safety and guys like Kassian breaking jaws on non hockey plays.
Through and through I've wanted forward prospects that are able to be in the show. Would far prefer them to some of the narcoleptics we have in lineup now.
I see your points but of course a range of viewpoints always exists. There probably is no one right answer and I think approaching on a case by case player basis also makes sense. i.e. what does the player himself feel. Does he feel he's ready. To me anyway Savoie was communicating that.
Thanks for the reply.
I wanted all those guys up too, the "rush" narrative annoyed me at the time, pretty much as much as the "why aren't we throwing all these young players in!" opposite narrative now.
Players should be on the big club when they're ready to play on the big club, and play the role that they are designed to play on the big club. Age shouldn't matter, draft stock shouldn't matter, age of players on the main roster shouldn't matter. Waivers are about the only thing other than their pure ability at the NHL level that should be considered.
If everyone feels good about Savoie coming up, playing in a top 6 role and having a really good chance of
staying in a top 6 role, then call him up yesterday. What I don't want to see is him come up, play a few games with Leon, not score, get shuffled down the lineup, not score, then get kicked back to the AHL in December to basically start all over again. That's what happened constantly with Broberg and Holloway. Had they just stayed in the A until they were truly ready to take a role I think the entire experience would have ended differently, including the player frustration that ultimately exited at least one of them.
