I do everything I can to free up space to play 2-3 rookies regularly (my preference would be Gaudreau & Sven in top 9, Ferland on 4th line) by getting rid of Setoguchi and Jones. Maybe those 2 guys could use some time to shore up their games in the AHL and let the better young guys play.
The whole "meritocracy" thing gets thrown out the window if those 2 guys start ahead of anybody in the Gaudreau, Baertschi, Ferland, Granlund group.
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