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Originally Posted by Vulcan
One thing for me is what kind of message are you sending to our young players? There are lots of UFAs available that could fill a spot on our team but it's time to cut bait and give our own a chance. I think one of the reasons that there was so much enthusiasm at our rookie camp was because the players know there are spots open. Lets keep that enthusiasm going by keeping these spots open.
I don't look at Brule as a player with a lot of upside anymore, so why give him a tryout at the expense of someone with upside. He could probably fit in somewhere as a stopgap though.
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But we're talking about a tryout. If Brule comes in on a tryout and beats out the prospects, wouldn't the message be that a roster spot is earned? IMO, that's a pretty positive message to send. It's not like there are a limited amount of tryout spots to be handed out, and that by giving Brule one, you cut one of the other prospects.