Callidusblackhawk
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I would bet it's a very large piece. As shocking as it may be, the goal isn't always icing your best lineup for some random game in December.
Drouin would have made TBL if they were trying to ice the best lineup, he's playing in the OHL so that they get an extra year on his contract.
Is it really so far fetched that a team would suppress a player's statistics for favorable contract negotiations? Yea... go ahead and give Morin and Pirri some extra "seasoning" in the minors. Detroit did it forever.
Pretty sure the Hawks aren't going to potentially risk stunting Pirri's growth as a player just to keep his contract down.
As for the bolded, color me underwhelmed when it comes to Detriot's development of their young players in recent times.