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Originally Posted by MarkGio
Ok fine.
Then what? More Tim Erixons - players who won't sign and demand to traded? Have an organization with a reputation that no rookie stands a chance?
Hockey is about players. I'm not sure how well versed you are in human resources, but an organization has to adjust to the labour market. Similiar to the relationship between specialists and hospitals, hockey clubs are not competitive without talent. Hockey is leaning towards ELC contracts and bridge contracts, which allows a club to be deep under the cap. With a changing labour climate in hockey, good organizations have to obtain and retain good young talent.
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How on earth is signing a free agent - dirt cheap - to an area of the organization that is woefully under-staffed,
bad human capital management?
If your argument is that the young talent needs opportunities...
1) the Flames are at 46 contracts (under-staffed)
2) Setoguchi is signed for ONE year (a term contract)
3) there are still plenty of job opportunities
4) it may well be that playing in the A (having to wait a while and earn their opportunity) is the best thing for them (best training and development).