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Originally Posted by Muta
I wish we'd get some AHL superstars over in Abby to fill out the roster a bit. Or some former players now over in Europe. Put some vets on that team. Only a couple, though, only recognizable names.
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I am fine if we don't do that. Go ahead and let Begin play and be a leader on the team, especially if the rumours are true that he wants to transition into coaching. He could be like a Dave Lowry for the Heat and provide leadership and mentoring from the 4th line.
Other than Begin, give these kids the reigns and see what happens. If young guys like Reinhart are on the cusp of making the Flames then I would rather he be the "Go To" guy on the Heat playing as a top 6 than stuck behind some AHL allstar. The same would be said for any of Knight, Horak, Granlund, Ferland, Hanowski, etc. Even Nemisz and Byron are guys I would rather we throw into bigger roles now to see if they work out (since that is why we still have them) instead of burying them behind non-Flames assets.
Its bad enough that during a rebuild we have so many vets on the Flames that there is no room for the kids to get spots, the last thing we need to do is clog up the system with more vets taking the top line spots on the Heat.