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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
I agree with the Begin comment, not the Mcgrattan, he's effective at his role and this team needs that.
Who replaces Begin though? Bouma obviously if healthy, but after that, who's ice time is Begin taking that we want to develop as a 3rd / 4th line grinder? I will admit to not being the best source on our AHL team, but I can't think of one.
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Aliu.
I have nothing against Steve Begin, and I have no idea if Aliu will ever amount to anything at the NHL level.
I would just rather have the 23 year old getting 5-10 minutes of 4th line ice, as opposed to the soon to be 35 year old.
If the team was good, I could understand it a bit. But it isn't good, and I'd rather be testing the waters with players who in 5 years time will still be 25-30 years of age, not 40.