ezcreepin
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My comment was more of a hope than a realistic possibility. I thought he was more seasoned and could jump in pretty soon but the thought here is that he probably needs 1-2 more years. I guess I'd be ok with Rosen being brought back, but I'd much rather a younger player deserving of that spot play instead of a guy like Rosen who is a fringe NHL'er.I only brought him up because you left him off your predicted Top 7 defencemen for The Blues to start next season. Is it realistic for them to play BOTH Lööf AND Tucker, rather than keeping Rosen and starting Lööf immediately in The NHL, without having him play a little in The AHL first? I like Rosen's play, and he seems to be improving steadily (albeit slowly). But he's proven he can play adequately on the 3rd pairing. Do you think Tucker is better than Rosen right now? Are you basing this on saving money from getting rid of Rosen's Cap hit?
Personally, I think Tucker is a more competitive option on the 3rd pair rather than Rosen. I feel like people get too amped about the goal totals in so few games, but we have a lot of puck movers as it is and Tucker is not bad either. If they explore trading Bortuzzo this offseason (I don't think they will) and move a guy like Kessel to the roster, then I think bringing back Rosen is fine, but I don't want him beating out younger competition just based on him being an older player with experience. That's just my personal preference but I'm open to changing my mind if there's a better argument.