This is true enough but he was picked at his current size and on current ability. If you pick him, despite his current shortcomings, then play him. Perhaps Cassidy saw something that we missed, but otherwise if you decide a guy is good enough to be in your best 18 then I think it's questionable coaching to suddenly decide mid-game that he's not up to it. Surely better to keep rolling him out so he continues to learn. Sure Jack was pretty ineffectual in this game, but so were most of his more experienced teammates.
That's fair. When everyone in the media started asking so many questions about Studnicka Cassidy raised the question of what it would look like when it came to board battles. He doesn't pull that question out of thin air, it's a valid question, a 6'2" dude that only weighs 170 pounds is a slight dude. Even Krejci seemed to have questions about what it would look like when he was asked about Stud.I think Cassidy is giving him a shot given his obvious skill level but I think Cassidy knows Stud is not there yet and if Ritchie and Kase were able to play I'm not sure Stud would even have had a chance to play. The expanded roster allows a team to carry players in case there is a covid breakout but when push comes to shove and other options are available I don't see Stud in the line-up. Probably getting a chance now because others aren't "fit to play" and these games don't really matter much in the grand scheme of things but if Ritchie and Kase were "fit to play I'd bet he and others like Kuhlman and Bjork would not likely be in the lineup on most nights. Perhaps he could excel on the 3 or 4th line but he's not ready for top 6 yet IMO.