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Originally Posted by MattyC
The Setoguchi, Bollig and Engelland signings are doing exactly what they were supposed to do: Take roster spots so that youth has to push for them rather than just assuming they're good enough (ala Edmonton). Treliving and Burke are probably high fiving each other now that they can waive Setoguchi.
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I think management knew we had some guys who were close. We had more than Treliving originally thought, and I imagine he's much happier about that than he would be if Setoguchi spent the entire year on the roster playing like he has been purely because we had no other options.
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I like your thinking! Cheap signing, lots of cap room, and a good "challenge" (albeit a bit of a straw man) for the kids to go and knock down. And -- if he happened to work out -- well, you got a cheap decent player.
Little downside, lotsa upside.