He's certainly earned it over some of the other kids, mainly Kreider, but I still don't think he's NHL ready.
He was honestly complete crap for us in the bigs last year aside from a couple of games. Don't forget he played over half the season, and was on pace for 8 points in the 48 game year.
I don't think he's every day pro ready, and should not be on the squad when this roster is fully healthy. Not yet at least.
On the other hand, nothing would please me more than having this opinion be proven wrong.
He and Hrivik should be on the roster to replace Cally and Hags come October 3rd.