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Originally Posted by moon
My issue is there is so many veteran players here and not a ton of of under 24 guys on this team.
I am fine with losing and watching the team if it is getting guys like Baertschi, Monahan, Reinhart, Granlund, Knight, Hanowski etc. NHL experience but watching Stempniak, Stajan, Cammy, Galiardi, McGrattan, SOB, Butler, Jones Hudler getting a majority of the minutes and it gets frustrating to take.
I understand they need vets there to stop the kids from getting mentally crushed and it is still early but there are way too many vets on this team, especially guys that bring nothing to the table in spots that could be better suited for younger guys.
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Disagree. A number of the vets have been out at various times in the season and the spots are there for the taking, but nobody has stepped up. Stajan was out for how long and nobody took the opportunity.
Glencross has now been out for a while and nobody's been able to show that they can take the spot and run with it.
Giordano is another one and again, nobody stepped up.
I'm a big Baertschi fan, but even in his case, he was given opportunities, thrown on the ice in key situations in the final minutes of the third period to get the extra goal and if I recall correctly, he screwed the pooch on two separate occasions.
Again, it's part of the growing pains, so it's not a huge deal, but really, the roster holes are there, the opportunities have been given, but the kids need to seize the moment when its there. It hasn't happened, so I'm not sure what you're so upset about.