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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I wouldn't worry much about this at all. If there is a young player at camp that is clearly better than an older player, and who is going to make a significant difference to the team's success, they will find a way to get him into the lineup. Last year, there were no foreseen plans to have Monahan spend the season in Calgary, and yet he was there.
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I hope you're right, but I'm skeptical. I fully expect Gaudreau (and maybe Sven) and Wotherspoon (and maybe Sieloff) to outplay Raymond and Engelland at camp and in the pre-season, but I don't think there's any way that we're going to put our newly signed free-agent acquisitions on waivers to make room for more deserving guys.
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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Treliving is now on record several times stating that no player ever suffered for having spent additional time in the AHL. By his estimation, it's not a problem if a young player has to wait a little longer to be an NHL regular.
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I know that's Treliving's theory, but I'm not convinced that it's accurate. I don't want the guys to come up before they're ready, but we need to make sure that we can make room for them when they are. It's a balancing act, and long or even medium-term contracts for older players only complicate things.