I don't care about other sports, they aren't hockey, the toughest sport to play. There's a reason only a couple players a draft play instantly in the NHL every year.



So your argument isn't that they are ready for the NHL, it's "well you have to play them in the NHL to get them up to speed"? That's how you ruin development. You just play young guy to play young guys because of a window. Poulin and Legare would get a lot more from playing in league they can actually learn instead of getting owned in the NHL.

As a Caps fan I REALLY hope you guys to play them to early and screw up their development, but I'm telling you know it isn't smart. Wait until they're ready.

I hate to break it to you but the "development" you speak of is mostly physical.
Believe me I watched it in the NCAA. We didn't play 80 games a year to get playing experience to adjust to this magical difference in game speed. Matter of fact, there was very little speed difference between the highschool and NCAA.
On top of it we played what 34 games a year. WOW.
A whole year 34 games.
Really works on getting use to that game speed.
Honestly, please move on. I'm done with you.
Players don't make the jump because at 18 most players aren't 210lbs.
They need to fill out their frame, gain muscle and strength and avoid getting thrown around and back checked to the ground because they are skinny little kids.
You know, like the same reason they don't get drafted into the NFL.
There are players though who are mature physically and are ready to actually play at that level mentally. As in can actually handle being a freaking adult.

I hate to break it to you but the "development" you speak of is mostly physical.
Believe me I watched it in the NCAA. We didn't play 80 games a year to get playing experience to adjust to this magical difference in game speed. Matter of fact, there was very little speed difference between the highschool and NCAA.
On top of it we played what 34 games a year. WOW.
A whole year 34 games.
Really works on getting use to that game speed.
Honestly, please move on. I'm done with you.
Players don't make the jump because at 18 most players aren't 210lbs.
They need to fill out their frame, gain muscle and strength and avoid getting thrown around and back checked to the ground because they are skinny little kids.
You know, like the same reason they don't get drafted into the NFL.
There are players though who are mature physically and are ready to actually play at that level mentally. As in can actually handle being a freaking adult.[/quote]

Have fun waiting until 2022 to see Poulin play in the NHL. You obviously don't understand prospect development.