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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Most of those guys still need a lot of seasoning in the AHL. Any that are ready are capable of taking the job away. And, as Enoch noted, it is very likely that Setoguchi ultimately loses his job to one of them regardless.
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All things being equal a player on a one-way contract will stay in the NHL and the two-way contracts get sent to the minors.
The quality guys that are 22-24 that the Flames have collected can not afford any more seasoning in the AHL. They have a limited window to make it to the Flames. The Flames goal is not to develop a great AHL team.
Other than Glencross are there any guys that need more AHL seasoning to became quality NHL forwards after their 25th Birthday.
I would rather the Flames find out as much as they can about these guys at the NHL level before they get lost in the system and show up on some other NHL team.
For example Knight just turned 24. Is he just in the AHL to provide cover for the younger guys? If he doesn't get a shot with the Flames this year why did the Flames bother to sign him. Next year he will be behind Bennett and possibly Arnold and not likely but possibly Jankowski as well.
Why give his tryout time to Setoguchi?