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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
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.
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The organization can do whatever it likes, but I don't see any issue whatsoever with fans calling it out for saying one thing and doing another.
Jooris outplayed Setoguchi by any measure, and yet he's the one clearing out his locker.
Why don't we let Setoguchi prove his worth in the AHL? Let him earn his way into the lineup. He certainly didn't do it during camp.
I don't even have a problem with the team keeping Setoguchi over Jooris, and the reasons you've cited in support of that decision are fine by me. But then don't claim that roster spots are always earned and never given. That's the disconnect. The only thing Setoguchi did to earn his ongoing place with the team was to sign the one-way deal.