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Originally Posted by stemit14
I think there is still the likelihood of injuries during training camp as well as possible trades to pick up a defenseman. I'm hoping the flames aren't looking to move out any of the young players/prospects on the team for defensive help though.
I agree that the kids should all have to earn a spot but I think the concern is that management seems to have decide there will only be one spot available and all the kids are vying for that one spot rather than having two or more positions that can be filled by either a veteran or a rookie.
Here's a hypothetical... What if granlund, baertschi, and gaudreau are all +1.5 ppg in the preseason and they all look great at both ends of the rink. Let's also say guys like setoguchi or jones maybe go pointless and really struggle in the preseason. Does anyone think the flames will then put setoguchi and jones on waivers to make to make room to give the spots to the kids that seemingly have earned it with hard work in the offseason and a strong showing at camp? I would personally hope so cause that would actually show a true meritocracy. We hear that word every year all over the NHL but few teams actually follow up with it.
Don't get me wrong... It would be great if Setoguchi and jones both had great camps and so did the kids. I just hope everyone that has been told they can earn a spot are really given the chance.
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The thing with hypotheticals is you can come up with just about any scenario. I could say hypothetically 3 forwards and 2 defenseman vets can get injured, which seems much more likely than your hypothetical