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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
There's 2 downsides:
1) He costs a contract space that could later to be used to acquire a player or sign a college UFA
2) If he doesn't improve the Flames may have to pay his 1 way salary in the AHL and he could be taking ice time away from a developing kid in Adirondack.
We're trying to improve. Galiardi is a guy that we should be able to improve on since he was fairly useless last season. Much rather we gave a shot to somebody else, either in the organization or outside of it. He had a whole season of chances on a variety of lines and failed to impress. Why does he deserve more of a chance than kids like Reinhart, Granlund, Knight, etc who actually have impressed?
Let's move on IMO.
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1) Very little chance that we're up near 49 contracts this year
2) who ever said he deserves more of a chance than Reinhart or Granlund?
If they are better than him, they'll get their chance.
Better to have someone that they have to outplay in order to make it than simply open the spot up.
Plus, if he plays well, he becomes a tradable asset.