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Originally Posted by DJones
I get Sven and Wolf but I wanted to see Wotherspoon. If you just wanted to bring a defense up to play 7th defenseman why not bring up Potter.
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A reason Potter may not have been called up is his waiver eligibility.
Once a player has cleared waivers, which Potter did months ago, they don't have to clear waivers again to be sent down unless he is on the NHL roster for 30 days or plays 10 NHL games.
By my count Potter has already used up 24 out of his 30 days, and perhaps the Flames feel that Wotherspoon will be up for more than 6 days.
While it may feel silly to Flames fans to worry about losing Potter on waivers, it is something I think Treliving is perhaps concerned with. This theory is supported by the fact that Potter was sent down to Adirondack during the Christmas break than immediately called back up when the break ended in perhaps an effort to buy more time on Potter's waiver ineligibility.