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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Don't forget injuries are inevitable. And injuries in both the NHL and AHL will deplete Abbottsford's lineup, they will get doubly hit by injuries which is what happened last year.
It can be a bit misleading to look at healthy lineups.
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Somewhat.
Calgary already has Jackman/Bouma, Stajan/Jones, Babchuk and Smith sitting on the outside of the Flames lineup by the looks of things.
Of course injuries are bound to hit, but as it stands now players will likely be bouncing in and out of the Heat lineup even if its deserved or not. Those players will also likely be the first or second year pro's who need time adjusting to that level.
Its not a huge problem, and maybe I am just being overly critical of player development as we really have not had such depth on the farm for quite some time now. I just dont want to see promising young players like Reinhart, Horak, Ferland and Howse relegated to fourth line minutes or out of the lineup all together due to having a player like Estoclet, Laing, Walter or even Kolanos taking up the prime ice time.