QuebecPride
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Are they doing that though? Mete couldn't play in the AHL, was probably too good for the OHL and filled a hole that Montreal desperately needed filling. Juulsen was called up due to injuries. Scherbak only got 3 games in the NHL before this season.
The only guys they really screwed around with early were DLR and McCarron. That was a mistake, but not one they've repeated a ton lately.
They need to run the farm team(s) better in terms of NHL depth AND development, but the yo-yoing isn't that terrible.
Yes they do. They've been doing it for years now. You cite recent examples in Big Mac and De La Rose, but they did the same with Leblanc, Pacioretty (who even requested to stay in the AHL if he didn't receive proper minutes in the NHL). Those are all high draft picks and arguably three out of four of them sufferered because of the unstable environments. Leblanc played 40 games on one of the worst NHL teams and then thought he was an NHLer for life. Big Mac has actually regressed since he turned pro. De La Rose could be a much better offensive threat if he was allowed to develop in the AHL instead of filling the 4th line holes of the Habs. People complained (and with reason) that Hudon could have played in the NHL a year earlier than he did, but they were patient with him and it paid off. Maybe a bit too patient, but whatever.