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Originally Posted by Goodlad
I see people make comments like this all the time, and it never makes any sense to me. There is absolutely no benefit to not signing these guys. None. We're not hurting for contract space, and so far none of these guys have shown signs of regression or any sort of locker-room/off-ice issues that would warrant the team cutting ties. Even if more than a few of these guys are long shots to making the NHL we still have an AHL team to fill out, and there's always a chance that one of them might take a huge step forward, even if that chance is very slim.
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Well that's not entirely true because every year there's (assuming no trades) 7 draft picks being added to the organization. And you have to look at who's about to go pro. Gillies, Smith, Carroll, Jankowski? Gilmour? Klimchuk? Kanzig? Roy? Most importantly Bennett. And that college UFA d-man we just signed. That's just off the top of my head.