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Originally Posted by belsarius
Couple points to that. One is the amount of injuries to the vets plus Stajan right after the Olympics. At one point we were icing the youngest team in the league and only 30 mil in salary and they were still winning, that's where a lot of optimism is coming from.
Second they are riding the vet lineup because with the AHL team doing very well and gearing up for the playoffs any good young players we can spare to send there have gone. The NHL season is just about over but we can give these players some real confidence and excitement playing in the playoffs on the farm.
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I think they've done a good job instituting a meritocracy (despite apparently signing this guy by promising him nhl games - Assessment is different) and I have no complaints about it. The narrative that this has been a quick rebuild even though the team has two real rookies is pretty thin though.
Bottom line if can find mature guys like this from college who you are older you want to give a look to and assess where they fit within the system, doing it now is smart.
Thumbs up on this move from me.