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Old 10-01-2014, 12:07 PM   #301
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Originally Posted by Vulcan View Post
Without some surprises, the guys in bold get sent down leaving one of Baertschi, Ferland, and Gaudreau to make the team.
Personally, I think this team needs to find a way to keep at least 2 of these guys up. Part of rebuilding is knowing when you have to make room for the young guys, and I think at the very least Baertschi and Ferland would benefit more from being in the NHL than in the AHL. Gaudreau clearly has the skills as well, but I can see a case for him spending some time in the minors to acclimatize himself to the pro game and it's schedule. Granlund is also waiting in the wings, and he was perhaps the most ready out of all of these guys.

That's 4 players. I think we are that stage where if we don't start making room for a few of these guys, it will start impeding our long-term progress. You always need to have more players than rosters spots because of injuries, but I think the time is here where you start at least exploring the idea of making some room via trades (or trading some of these assets to shift talent to RW or D).
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