Status on Rookies Staying in NHL
 

This thread only pertains to juniors who face the upcoming 6 game limit where clubs have to decide whether to keep the players and exercise their contracts or send them down.

The following have been confirmed to stay:
-Yakupov
-Huberdeau
-Galchenyuk
-Grigorenko
-Hamilton

The following are on the bubble:
-Matteau (healthy scratch, likely sent down)
-Rackell
-Scheifele

Scheifele has been healthy scratched and is on the bubble.

I'd be shocked if they keep him.

Agreed. I wonder if they'll play him in the two remaining games they're allotted, or send him down early.

I'd like to see him play in the AHL for a year before joining the Jets, honestly. Not that Scheifele looks bad (I think he'll be a fantastic player), but he could stand to play against men for a season.

Not so sure Grigs should have stayed with the big club, but time will tell.

I am assuming Tarasenko is a lock, but no official word so just wondering.

good one, forgot about him... even though I picked him up in my pool lol

This 6 game rule only applies to junior aged players - not guys like Tarasenko or Granlund. Their contracts have already kicked in no matter if they play in NHL or in AHL. They can be sent to AHL at any point too.

Ya with tarasenko though there is no 6 gamelimit to worry about cause he cat go to junior anyways. He is on an two-way ELC so he is eligible to play in the AHL if the need arose they could send him down there if they want at any point.

EDIT: Wow I type slow .... Carcillo beat me to it.

Awesome. Thanks guys.

I'm wondering about Kostka ... if he is even considered a rookie. I assume he will stay up - from the two games I've watched he has looked like their smartest Dman, especially the way he moves the puck in the O-zone.

Might call Kostka and Galchenyuk up to replace Konopka and MacDonald.