I say Setoguchi goes first. I was in favour of giving him a longer look, but he has had that now and not impressed. Waive him, and if his attitude is called into question, loan him to a different AHL team should he clear.
Glencross is an enigma. When he is on, he is worth double what he makes, but he has gone from streaky to missing. However, his line with Monahan and Jones is playing alright, so I am not of the mind that he HAS to go yet. If the team is in a playoff spot, he will not be traded, as the team is doing something right to stay up, but if the Flames end up on the outside looking in, it may be a good time to cut ties.
Jones is starting to look better each game, and the RW group is much thinner. I say keep him for now, and either he gets trade value from playing well, and is movable when Poirier knocks him out of the lineup, or he at least can fill a role on a lower line short term.
Stajan is a good asset to the team, as he can play in all situations, take draws well, plays at a key position in Centre. If he has to become the #4 Centre with Monahan, Backlund and Granlund all ahead of him (and Bennett to come into that conversation in not too long) then he would be a very good guy to have on that 4th line.
I don't think any of the callups NEED to be on the team fulltime, but Jooris and Granlund have done enough to stay. Demoting Setoguchi makes room when everyone is fit for one of those two, and the one that stays will likely be dependent on how the team sees Colborne - winger or centre?
I seriously doubt the team will be fully fit enough to make moving another guy an issue, but if they do, Glencross looks to be the most expendable, as he plays in a position of depth, both in the NHL roster and AHL callup group, and as a pending UFA who will want a payday, he doesn't fit long term. He is not better than Gaudreau, Raymond (who also benefits from being new) or Hudler.
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