its been said before but hats off to the Flames for doing business the right way.
They brought in Setoguchi, Hiller, Raymond, Engellend and Diaz instead of releasing press statements suggesting all of Granlund, Bennett, Gaudreau, Wotherspoon and Ortio were "ready" and almost assured of making the team.
With the way Wotherspoon, Granlund and Ortio played last year they easily could have gone the other way.
Instead they put veterans in spots and make kids beat them out. In the case of the goaltender and the dmen they've played well enough to avoid being forced out. In the case of Setoguchi he's been passed by too many players.
Expectation management is so important. You can't give spots away unearned.
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