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Originally Posted by mikeecho
IMHO, the most reasonable explanation is that NHL teams don't necessarily cut players in order of talent or potential.
There are many other factors and I strongly suspect that there are players still in camp that weren't better than players cut today. I'm guessing that some guys were kept to get a closer look at the player in different situations to assess what kind of asset they have.
The Flames have a pretty good read on Cundari from his time with the club last season, but already know he's lower on the depth chart for now and belongs in Abbotsford.
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I was responding to posters that were saying waivers and money might have had a big part in Cundari not making first cuts.
There is zero chance that if they thought he could make the 6/7th spot that they would send him down. The main reason he got sent down was that he did not have a good camp. He only played 4 games for the flames last year, so i have a hard time believing that was ample enough that if they thought he was close they would send him down.
Shame for him, because opportunities like this year do not come around often.