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Originally Posted by flambers
I would agree, best case is to bring up AHLers to fill roster spots.
However the big problem is most of them were not NHL ready (start of last season) (i.e. Brodie, Bouma, Armstrong, Erixon was in Europe, Nemisz, Pelech etc).
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That's a major issue, but you also have to consider why aren't any of them ready to make a jump if tha'ts your argument?
Brodie could have been a prime candidate to at least get called back up mid way through the year, play a few more games and be the 7th dman. I don't see how he can do any worse then guys like mikkelson/carson/staios.
Also if players like armstrong, bouma etc are "ready" to be nhl checkers by now, when will they be? Either our staff won't trust them because they are set in their ways or there's a huge developmental problem in the minors. It shouldn't take 5/6 years to groom a bottom 6 forward for the NHL.