SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 06: With the third pick of the 2020 NHL Draft, Tim Stuetzle of Mannheim of Germany is selected by the Ottawa Senators at the NHL Network Studio on October 06, 2020 in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
Often times when you have a top prospect there’s a push from the fanbase to impose this player immediately into the NHL lineup. It certainly looks great from a marketing standpoint but is this the right move for the development of Tim Stuetzle?
We don’t have to turn the clock back very far to at least consider the fact that sometimes electing to rush kids into the NHL too soon, can have a major impact on their development.