I'm fine with the move down to the A. I saw a lot of good things that I really liked from Hot Wheels up in the big leagues. A lot of small plays that go unnoticed in the larger scheme of things. If he's able to refine those parts of his game and continue developing then he'll be a great player for the Avs. He'll be back before the end of the year and will never look back. I actually really liked him on Duchene's wing too, those two could look really good together if the Iggy glue is ever removed.
I realize it's different people saying different things but the comments regarding a Rantanen-Duchene pairing are interesting.
When I've seen people defend Duchene, they've talked about how he's made a lot of less than high end players better....but in the past. Now it's not happening for Duchene and they're saying he needs Rantanen so that he can produce but then I'll see people still argue he's the same player as 3 or 4 years ago. You can't have it both ways.
Also, before he was sent down, he was starting to be paired with Duchene. But it didn't really help Rantanen stay in Colorado. If Duchene was really the same player as 3 years ago and would be scoring more (or even some) do you think Rantanen gets sent down playing on Duchenes line?
Maybe it's not such a good idea to put him with Duchene considering playing on unproductive lines is partly why he was demoted once already. And if Duchene is at a point where he needs Rantanen to be successful, then perhaps people should start referring to it as the Rantanen line.
Sorry if this ruffles some feathers but I keep seeing comments that are all over the place and, I sense at least, it's avoidance.
