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Originally Posted by Pierre "Monster" McGuire
Tough to say. Gaudreau would for sure. No question about that. You can't keep a talent like that out of the lineup. The Flames would mandate him to play. I reckon the same could be said for Poirier.
As for guys like Arnold, Agostino, Kulak, Culkin, and Gordon... I would imagine it would be completely up to Ward on whether or not they deserve or have worked hard enough in practice to get into the lineup.
Usually in the last couple games of the season Ward will throw guys like this into the lineup to see how they do (and see if he'll give them playoff time).
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Agreed.
Gaudreau would get worked into the lineup immediately - not much doubt about that.
The other guys would be mostly playoff-depth. But in a long playoff run, there are plenty of injuries and opportunities. No doubt one or two of those guys would work their way into a regular spot.
Arnold is probably very comparable to Knight in talent, style of game, size, etc. Pretty good chance he could eventually work his way into a regular shift.
Poirier too, probably.
I would think the rest would be depth.