Impossible to call Kunin better at this stage
It's like people saying Pionk is for sure better than Folin. You won't know until they are on a level playing field.
Impossible to call Kunin better at this stage
Prospects > Proven Vets
Prospects > Everything
Nope, wrong.
Draft picks > Prospects > Proven Vets
That's how these boards work.
Nope, wrong.
Draft picks > Prospects > Proven Vets
That's how these boards work.
It's like people saying Pionk is for sure better than Folin. You won't know until they are on a level playing field.
Nope, wrong.
Draft picks > Prospects > Proven Vets
That's how these boards work.
Nope, wrong.
Draft picks > Prospects > Proven Vets
That's how these boards work.
I don't think Kunin is in Minnesota next year outside a cup of coffee like Tuch this year.
He has already been the best player down there, I dont see him not making the big team next year.
Now that he can show what he has in the Iowa playoff run the management can start planning the needed moves.
Are we planning on rolling a Kunin-JEE-Tuch 4th line? Where are we going to put all these guys? A year of seasoning in the AHL won't hurt. It may actually help.
Best players play and people get moved when needed, the present team has not done anything to cause the management to feel any differently.
And Kunin being the best player on a mediocre AHL team means he's a lock for the NHL?
It's not just best players get moved up. They have to earn a spot, and there has to be a spot. You can be absolutely sure that if it comes down to Stewart or Kunin being in the NHL next year, Kunin would be in the AHL.
I said Kunin will earn a spot.
Like I said, there has to be a spot.
Kunin has the disadvantage of being able to play in the AHL without going through waivers. You don't trade a player who helps your team just to fit him in for a marginal upgrade. You keep him developing in the AHL.
Being the best player on our AHL team is good for his development, that doesn't mean he's automatically the best option for a spot on the NHL roster.
I would prefer to see him play well for a season in the AHL, learn what he needs to learn, make the NHL jump when he's more ready.
Dominating in the AHL can be a good thing for a player's confidence.
Lets see how Iowa does now, he does not need AHL for confidence.
It is all about adjusting his game and he has had good personal coaching to make this step.
Being the best player on our AHL team is good for his development, that doesn't mean he's automatically the best option for a spot on the NHL roster.
I would prefer to see him play well for a season in the AHL, learn what he needs to learn, make the NHL jump when he's more ready.
Dominating in the AHL can be a good thing for a player's confidence.