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Originally Posted by Scornfire
What's the deal with vause? any rumblings of an AHL contract?
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Vause has been scratched every game since the majority of the Flames prospects have come back. Strangely enough, they released Reid on Tuesday, but still kept Vause. I haven't heard or seen anything about him getting a SPC yet.
My non-expert guess is that perhaps they are keeping Vause on the PTO (since it only restricts games played, not time with the team) knowing that the NHL Flames will probably have call ups and such and so they can keep him practicing their system and be game ready for when they do need him. Sort of a "Black Ace" dealie that you would see in the NHL Playoffs. The guy is a part of the team, practices with the team, game ready but scratched and in the press box.
Huska really likes him and hasn't been shy about saying it, so it wouldn't surprise me to see them try to keep him as long as they can.