tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post6472884609417085600..comments2023-08-26T10:21:07.251-04:00Comments on Japers' Rink: On Juniors And Going ProJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-67635417698730662032007-09-18T09:37:00.000-04:002007-09-18T09:37:00.000-04:00Alzner never had a shot, but will be a very good d...Alzner never had a shot, but will be a very good defensemen someday. As for Bouchard, he'd be better off going to Russia or Sweden for a year than playing in the Q.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-87220773912768853292007-09-18T08:43:00.000-04:002007-09-18T08:43:00.000-04:00Bouchard may not like going back to the Q, but at ...Bouchard may not like going back to the Q, but at his age I think it's a much better option. The AHL is in many ways a much more physical league than the NHL and by physical, I mean dirty. A young kid faces the risk of serious injury down there and, at the very least, he's going to spend a lot more time defending himself than honing his skills. Let him go back to the Q and then, when he's a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-26300598362355442972007-09-17T23:23:00.000-04:002007-09-17T23:23:00.000-04:00Both of you are exactly right, the rule that exist...Both of you are exactly right, the rule that exists is in place to protect those Canadian Junior leagues - they're much better off <I>not</I> being the equivalent of Single A baseball, with players who can freely be called up and sent down.<BR/><BR/>As Mirtle said, "the CHL doesn't want its 18-year-old stars going to toil in the AHL; that's not good for business."<BR/><BR/>Also, the AHL, um, JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144581988817631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-73917336537044989882007-09-17T23:20:00.000-04:002007-09-17T23:20:00.000-04:00I asked Voges the same question. He addressed it ...I asked Voges the same question. He addressed it on the most recent Caps report and provided pretty much the same angle Mirtle did. His explanation was that these small(er) cities across Canada - the Baie-Comeaus, the Sarnias, the Kelownas, et al. - their local hockey teams are a major part of the community and it wouldn't be fair to them to simply take away all the top prospects simply to see Marky Narchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871871519628162877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14427229.post-54869675984798572442007-09-17T23:13:00.000-04:002007-09-17T23:13:00.000-04:00Optionality can never hurt.I could send him to the...Optionality can never hurt.<BR/><BR/>I could send him to the AHL, and then move him to the Q if things don't go well. But that's a totally selfish way of thinking (i.e. this could be a disaster for the Q).Abhinavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829868560243905214noreply@blogger.com