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Originally Posted by Brad Marsh
This is true. The disappointment isn't from the thought that the young players won't see the NHL this season. For sure we can expect to see a bunch of them get a bunch of games in over the course of the season.
I think the issue people have at this point is that Hartley and Treliving kept insisting throughout camp that roster decisions would be based on merit, and that there were spots available for the taking.
What did a player like Setoguchi do that Jooris didn't?
It's the credibility piece for me that's conspicuously missing.
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Roster decisions are not locked in on October 5, dude. That's the point. Just because we ran out of pre-season games does not mean that the Treliving and Hartley aren't still evaluating. They still want to see if Setoguchi can do in the future what he used to in the past. He's going to get more time so they can answer that question. Setoguchi isn't in the same place as guys like Jooris and Baertschi are. Those two can still grow and improve in Adirondack while the team continues to evaluate. But Setoguchi is a one-and-done scenario. He goes on waivers and he's done with the club. All his making the opening day roster means is that they aren't willing to give up on him on the basis of an insignificant number of pre-season games.
The fact that the Flames organization does not work the way you (and others) personally want it to does not create a credibility problem.