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Originally Posted by Split98
THEN you can start criticizing the move. Right now, when NONE of the prospects have shown that they belong in the NHL? It's silly.
ONE guy who is TWENTY SEVEN who has shown potential playing on a wing that looks like this:
David Jones
Brian McGrattan
is not a tank job. Setoguchi fills a void on this team, leaving it completely blank and crossing our fingers that one of our prospects full that void in training camp would be much more of a tank job.
Bringing back Anders Eriksson would be a tank job.
Riding the pine wasn't the reason O'Brien was considered a poor asset in the locker room. He was just... a poor asset in the locker room.
If a veteran legitimately loses his spot to a prospect, and then wants to whine about it instead of stepping up the competition and fighting to get that spot back (read: entertaining for us to watch); then he can sail away on waivers, I don't want him on the Flames anyway.
Again, we are talking about Setoguchi here right? A reclamation project? If he plays the way he can, sure... it'll be hard for a kid to oust him. Just so we're clear, that's GREAT for us Flames fans. You know... players playing well and all.
But let's say Seto plays the way he has of late. If any of Gaudreau or Poirier or Baertschi or Klimchuk play well enough they will take a spot on the team. An under-performing Setoguchi is not going to stop that. If Seto is taking top minutes and all four of those above aren't given a shot, THEN we can start getting worried.
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Most Flames fans who actually watch the team know Huds and Colborne were on the right wing last year, so you're not credible if you list McGrats and Jones only.
Secondly, Setoguchi playing well doesn't benefit the Flames that much since he's capped out as a 3rd liner. A guy like Poirer, however, has the potential to be a first liner who plays similar to Brad Marchand. The Flames have a bunch of 2nd/3rd liners in Stajan, Jones, Huds, Glenny, etc. and need to create first liners. Don't kid yourself, Setoguchi isn't going to make the Flames better long term, so why not invest in someone who will?