NuxFan09
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Cool to see him doing so well already in the AHL! The Wings are taking the right approach with him.
I think you should bring him up for a few games at some point just to see how he plays relative to his preseason games.I would keep him down there for the rest of the season and possibly even start him there next year unless he absolutely destroys the league going forward.
I know we're rebuilding but this kid is still very young and has a lot of potential, take your time with him.
That's what I'm thinking as well. I could see him staying down and going to play the WJC tournament and then getting called up eventually.I think you should bring him up for a few games at some point just to see how he plays relative to his preseason games.
I will be disappointed if he isn't able to break through to the NHL to start next season.
Yeah it takes time. That’s why I would’ve kept him with Halifax for a memorial cup run and then send him to the AHL at 20 and see how well he adjusts and half way through his AHL seasons if he’s done well enough he can go up to the NHL. But he may be able to do well to do that as well next season. He’s really just adjusting to this type of hockey this season. He ain’t no bust or no steal and he certainly has great potential in the future. Be patient with him peeps.I would keep him down there for the rest of the season and possibly even start him there next year unless he absolutely destroys the league going forward.
I know we're rebuilding but this kid is still very young and has a lot of potential, take your time with him.
I would keep him down there for the rest of the season and possibly even start him there next year unless he absolutely destroys the league going forward.
I know we're rebuilding but this kid is still very young and has a lot of potential, take your time with him.
He'll probably get a look at the end of the year. Not enough to burn a year on his ELC, but a look nonetheless.
I think his offseason really needs to consist of a lot of gym time, much like what Cholowski has been doing. His strength and conditioning wasn't the best at the combine (Probably part of the reason we got him) and seemed to hold him back in the preseason.
I think if he can get better in the S&C area, you see him explode next season.
Hes already burnt a year off his ELC so thats irrelevant
Yes, they 100% do count.
Hes already burnt a year off his ELC so thats irrelevant
Yes, they 100% do count.
Yes, they 100% do count.
"If a player who is signed to an entry-level contract and is 18 or 19 years of age (as of September 15 of the signing year), does not play in a minimum of 10 NHL games (including both regular season and playoffs; AHL games do not count), their contract is considered to ‘slide’, or extend, by one year. For example, if a player signed an ELC for three seasons from 2015-16 to 2017-2018, and their contract slides, their contract is now effective from 2016-17 to 2018-19. An exception to this rule is that if the player is 19 on September 15 of the first year of their contract, and turns 20 between September 16 and December 31, their contract does not slide."
Entry-Level Slide Candidates - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps
Yes, they 100% do count.
IMO its a silly rule but the other posters are right, it doesnt count
Think the reason you see it so rarely is because most guys aren't AHL eligible at that age.
Kinda weird though that he burns a year on his expansion exemption, but not his ELC.
Goal tonight before he got injured.