We will see where this goes, but I think people are being a bit hard on the CHL development path at this point. I would want the Wings to be comfortable with where he is going in the OHL. But it really depends on what they want him to work on and how quickly they need him to get there. A year in the CHL is fine, it isn't like we have to keep him there for two if we put him there like some other juniors.
I think the bigger problem with the CHL is he is already getting paid too much for him to really want to go. But going to that level and dominating wouldn't be the worst thing for his offensive skill set. I mean it didn't hamper Hronek recently. Each guy is different, I can wrap my head around a few options. If we really are going with Germany, my opinion is he should already be in camp with Mannheim and not over for our training camp or prospect tournament. So I kind of hope by them having him committed to those we are favoring NA with the AHL and CHL as the big options.