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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Back to Gaudreau - I know you are a Heat fan, but the Heat are a development team for the Flames. Gaudreau playing in the playoffs and having success with the other prospects like Granlund, Baertschi, Reinhart, Knight and Poirier is frankly more important than Olson or Jooris' feelings.
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So if you went to work tomorrow and some kid out of college and one day on the job who happened to have a good day that one day took your job on your project that you've worked you behind off for a year and your boss said because his potential is deemed better then yours and higher management likes him better, you are totally fine with that?
I am also a Flames fan. Actually Flames first as I am Calgary born and raised. And a flames fan sick and tired of seeing these "sure things" never pan out and having a joke of a 3rd and 4th line. I want a 96-97 Red Wings team where you fear all 4 lines.
Our organization trips over itself over these high ranked kids and leaves the deeper draft picks or college signings to die on the vine. If they are good, they can come earn a job, not be mandated to have one because their draft number is higher. We have a need for ALL players not just those who have "1st Round Draft Pick" after their name. Players like Jooris and Olson have every right to play in the playoffs if they've earned it, not be bumped by our new shiny toy.
Obviously the rant isn't directed at you Enoch, it's just it's getting annoying when you see solid 3rd and 4th liners developing and the team decides the the new toy needs their spot, then the new toy does nothing or traded away and we have also lost that 3rd liner that would have contributed in the process. We need to stop this Top 6 thinking and realize you roll 4 lines.