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Originally Posted by FBI
Don't give Johnny a guaranteed spot but you better not give David fricken jones a guaranteed spot either.
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This kind of thinking needs to stop actually. Litterally, I don't disagree with you, but, for a developing team who's goal is rebuilding, putting players where there long term development is served best is what they should do.
So, in the situation where Johnny Hockey out plays David Jones, but the Flames feel Gaudreau would be better served by spending a year in the minors, then that's what they should do, and they should have David Jones take up the roster spot if there are no other veteran options or prospects that would be served best for their development in the NHL to take it.
It's the whole Sven thing again. The team was felt Sven should spend time in the minors to make him the better player long term and fans on this board got all bent out of shape because it wasn't "fair" because certain veteran players got to stay in the NHL and play and Sven didn't. It's not about "fair", it's about making the Flames the best team they can be 4 years from now.