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Originally Posted by moon
A lot of people have Van Brabant as an extra guy, he looked pretty useless in his short time here any reason people see him on the team?
Is is because better others play in AHL while he eats popcorn?
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He didn't look amazing, but he showed a couple of flashes of potential. I was impressed with his puck-protection against the boards and his physical play. He made one major defensive mistake against LA (giveaway which led to a goal against) but in general I thought he provided energy, size and the T word during his short stint here. Perfect LWer for the 4th line and pressbox role IMO. Perfect player to bang around on the forecheck and make room for the more skilled bottom 6 players we have.
I would want him on the roster over Westgarth for sure, mainly based on potential. I would, however, take just about any player at all over Westgarth next season.
The big gamble for me will be which skilled, diminutive rookie makes the Flames on opening day. It'll be Gaudreau versus Baertschi in my eyes; I doubt both make the team (if Hudler and Byron are both on the roster).