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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
I personally thought that Arnold did a lot more to drive that line than Hayes did. I thought Hayes was the 3rd most valuable player on that line. His foot-speed is not at an NHL level (as we saw from the WC), and he is not physical, though he is big. As for Hayes being better than Smith (I assuming Hunter Smith?) - sure, for the moment. However, Hayes is not guaranteed to become an everyday NHL'er either.
With that being said, I still hope that the Flames sign him if he becomes available. He has size, and a good shot, and in a position of weakness organizationally.
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I'd be happy to acquire him. Strange that we have so many left-shooting RWs in the prospect pool:
Colborne, Poirier, Ferland and Hanowski, plus potential acquisitions like Zedjl and Hayes. Harrison, Smith and Carroll as right-hand shots... Maybe an over-abundance of bottom-6 talent? Poirier is the only sure-fire top 6 player to me.
Doesn't hurt to develop them all and see who can contribute.