It's not harsh when its true, i like braun and his ability to walk the blue linr but if he is only good for 10minutes a night what good is he. Rushing defensive prospects when they arent ready always leads to disaster see jeff jillison.
You dont trade your beat skating and positinal defenseman for a 3rd liner and bring up a guy who cant do even a 3rd of what vlasic does
I would agree not to rush him. But he isnt exactly a little lamb. he played all 4 years in college and this is his 3rd year pro. He should be close to ready to stick with the big club. hey, before they signed white, he was penciled in, so there was obviously some faith in him. I admit that, for now, its better for his development to play 20+ mins/nite in worcester, but come Mid november or december, he should be ready. I personally dont mind taking a little risk if the reward potential is high.