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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
I figure Sven, Reinhart, Granlund and Ferland will more or less be fighting for the same job next year.
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I think Reinhart's days with the Flames are close to being done. I wouldn't be surprised to see him as a throw-in on a deal at the trade deadline or sooner. I think Granlund and Ferland have shown they are capable of playing various roles in the NHL so they will have an inside track on jobs next year. Baertschi will have to step his game up and show he can be a very rounded player capable of scoring in the professional ranks on a consistent basis. The only role he really fits in is a top line LW, and his lack of size may hurt those chances. I'd like to see him on a line with Monahan and Colborne for an extended period and see how he does. If he doesn't score with those two, it's probably time to move on.