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Originally Posted by 868904

Don't know where you are getting that from. Horak while popular was rarely seen as a big piece of the future. When most posters made up their future lineups, Horak would always be forgotten or left out. Plus, he's had 3 good cracks at full time NHL employment on a team desperate for centers and hasn't been able to stick.

As for Broissoit, all the goalie hype from Flames fans has been about Gillies.

General consensus seemed to be that Horak didn't belong in the AHL and many were disappointed he was sent down.

Horak under Brent in his first season played 61 games and didn't look out of place most nights. In two seasons under Hartley he can't even get in the lineup. Meanwhile guys like Galiardi who IMO has been just going through the motions never lose their role and Jackman to me is no longer a full time NHL player.

Horak, Knight and Reinhart are three guys who could potentially step up but there's no way that's happening when Stajan automatically takes a spot without any of them getting a shot.

I'm going to go with Horak because of the experience and versatility. He can play centre if they want to sit Backlund, he can play wing to outright replace Glenny or Stemps. And I think he would be okay playing 15 minutes a game and special teams, he's getting a ton of time with Abbotsford in all situations.

Bring in Horak, Knight. Keep Sven in ffs.

We know Reinhart can play at this level & Street is serviceable. Horak & Cammy can play there if need be.

Our 4th line is pretty weak overall. Why can't we have a line of Galiardi-Knight-Horak again?

Knight Reinhart, Horak, Blair Jones and Ben Street are all touted to be Colborne level centres that are NHL ready but the Heat is not dominating the AHL.

Blair Jones is a wasted contract IMO but Horak is the only one out of the players you have listed that has me scratching my head and agreeing on the disconnect that you mentioned. I think Horak needs to be given more than a game next time up

Brossoit was well thought of too.

Brossoit and Gilles will be the cornerstones of the franchise going forward in goal. IMO

And they have Gillies, Brossoit and Ortio in the pipeline for the future.

Flames acquired Ramo + Berra & drafting Gillies and Brossoit. I think our goaltending situation will be fine, just give it time.

I'm glad we have lots of options in net. The reality is that not every prospect is going to develop into a bonafide NHLer, but we've got a solid vet (Mac), two good prospects (Ramo and Berra) and three guys in the system with legit NHL potential (Ortio, Gillies and Brossoit).