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Originally Posted by 868904
I was under the impression that Ward had demoted Hanowski to the fourth line and press box prior to his recent call up. Hanowski was literally fighting (picked up his first few majors) to stay in the line up of the Heat. The Heat were signing and trading for AHL veterans for the top 6 and demoting Hanowski to the 4th line. That's what I remembered reading.
Maybe PMM, Freeway, or Drury can clarify.
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Sorta.
A lot of the college guys hit a wall after 40-ish games and I think Ward scratched Hanowski to give him a break and a shift in perspective. He wouldn't have gotten the recall if the Flames (and Ward) didn't think he deserved it.