Why don't we bring up Youth?

[buffalojedwardo]

only been watching hockey a few years. But is it that hard to bring some boys up from the merks and see what we have? Seeing E-rod on the first line was frustrating but Phil said he loves his game...I don't get it.

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[Royal Thunder]

Botterill is playing the long game, putting development above all else. He has insinuated a few times that there will be more callups in the second half. There's also no one in Rochester who could fill the hole at center.

 

[Snippit]

Nylander and Olofsson aren’t really solutions at this point.

 

[buffalojedwardo]

Does Scott Wilson plug in when healthy? Also Nylander/Olofsson over Pommer and Ellie most certainly....am I wrong?

 

[Snippit]

Does Scott Wilson plug in when healthy? Also Nylander/Olofsson over Pommer and Ellie most certainly....am I wrong?

Wilson is a legit NHL player. Hopefully he slots in for Elie.

Nylander and Olofsson would probably make the team better...but prioritizing their development in the AHL is more important. Nylander still isn’t close to being point per game in the AHL and Olofsson has cooled off from the hot start.

 

[Tage2Tuch]

Nylander and Olofsson aren’t really solutions at this point.

Call ups aren’t looked at as “solutions”, their “bandaids”, Or a gamble, it can be a great thing or it can wreck things for both sides or one.

Of course you know this and I’m more excited about olofsson and for that reason he should stay, Nylander I think should get another few games this year. It’s kind of getting late for him....compared to how fast he was supposed to come around.

I know it’s not realistic to think he’s going to be what he was originally thought, but anything can happen still so at this point I don’t see why it’s not worth doing.


Edit- I just read your most below and yeah, agreed.

 

[Dirty Dog]

Of our 18 starters right now, 5 are rookies. Plus ullmark.

That’s, relatively, a lot of youth.