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Originally Posted by kehatch
That might be you. But that isn't many posts in this thread.
Regardless, the Flames are at the point where they are cutting players. Based on his play so far he should be one of the next cuts. I don't necessarily agree he has a lot longer to pick it up.
He has been given more opportunity then many Flames fighting for spots already.
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Yes, because he has already proven that he CAN play and he CAN contribute at the NHL level. Many other Flames have not already proven that and therefore don't get the same opportunities afforded to them until they do (this would have been the same for Setoguchi when he entered the league).
Setoguchi has already proven he CAN be a very effective NHL player, so there is less need for him to wrap it all up in a package for us at training camp. Now I agree, he can't ride his past forever, but it absolutely has earned him a longer look. Plus it doesn't matter when you cut him, there is nothing for him to gain by getting to the AHL and starting camp there, but there is for the some of the younger kids who simply won't get the attention they need by staying up at the NHL camp, so why not cut him (if you are going to cut him) at the last possible moment?