The only part where we screwed up his development, IMO, is when we kind of forced him into the lineup 3 years ago. After we traded Maroon I mentioned it was a mistake to just shed depth in case of injuries. We had a few players go down and Ritchie had to play more than he should have IMO. He was very solid his 1st full season, and even though he struggled last season, I don't think it was wrong to leave him in NHL. GM, fans, coaches all just have to accept that young players are going to have ups and downs. I think there's a perception where people think an instant remedy is to send players down. While that can be useful, I think it depends on circumstance. Ritchie's issues, again IMO, never seemed to be about adapting to speed of the game. It was consistency and lack of discipline. I don't think sending him down to the AHL helps in those regards.