In the wake of Alex Nylander’s very impressive black-and-gold debut last night, it fairly screams the question. Should he have been called up earlier? And if so, could it have had an effect on the moves we made at the trade deadline?
About six weeks ago, in the midst of a dry spell from our bottom six to rival rainfall totals in Death Valley, I posted an article suggesting that perhaps it was time to give some of our prospects an opportunity. Specifically, Nylander and Baby Pens linemate Valtteri Puustinen.
I reasoned it made sense to at least give these guys a look in advance of the trade deadline.