The injury problem the Flames have been hit with were certainly at the right position. The team certainly had much more depth at forward than defense. I think Granlund has made his case to stay, Jooris as well. I don't see Setoguchi as tradeable but maybe he would get picked up on waivers from an injury riddled team. McGratten and Bollig are going to be in tough to make the lineup full time.
The one thing I wonder if the Flames will do and make a trade to utilize their cap space and expend a couple of these young assets. I am not sure if there will be room for all of Reinhart, Knight, Arnold, Baertschi, Agostino, Hanowski, Byron, Backlund. they could package a couple of those pieces together to land a big contract but a young player in the 22-26 age range.
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