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Originally Posted by 868904
I bet Horvat plays for them this year. They have a need for a quality centre and he'll be nicely insulated with a veteran team. I'm thinking he could have a very good season for them.
It wouldn't shock me if Shinkaruk's made tHe team too. Canucks were too old and need some youthful energy, this is the perfect situation for these two. I could see Shinkaruk putting up lots of points and challenging for the Calder too if put on a line with the Sedins or Kesler. Long term though, Horvat will be the much better player and I could see Shinkaruk having a good start to his pro career but fading later and being dumped for not much, like most one dimensional players are.
Wish the Flames saw this years ago instead of continuing to sign washed up vets. You need young players to succeed in today's NHL.
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I doubt Horvat plays for them this year. They have a veteran team, but with the situations they give to the Sedins there isn't much room for sheltered minutes for a rookie at centre. Unless they want the Sedins to start taking on tougher match-ups and a lot more shifts starting in the defensive zone (which is very possible with another coach), they'll keep Horvat in the minors. A move like that isn't going to do them any favors in the short-term, especially with the way the Sedin's numbers have dropped the past couple years.