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Originally Posted by N-E-B
Any reason why we wouldn't sign Roy? We clearly need defense prospects. Can never have too many of them.
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I think you can have too many. Especially when none of the signed prospects (7 guys already) are elite and all can be best described as C+ outside of Wotherspoon, who is maybe a hair above that. Bearing that in mind, it's important to find playing time for them all to develop, so too many bodies can be detrimental. Last year guys were yo-yoing to the ECHL, playing forward and getting scratched because there were so many bodies, I think Treliving will want to limit that this year.
You also will need a couple vets on the farm as the group is still very young. Acolatse, Cundari and Yonkman might not be back but you can bet a couple of older guys will be brought in to help stabilize the group, especially if Wotherspoon graduates.
Wotherspoon
Culkin
Ramage
Kulak
Morrison
Sieloff
Kanzig
Veteran for Stockton #1
Veteran for Stockton #2
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Hickey
Gilmour
Rafikov
Ollas Mattsson
Whoever we draft this year (likely 3 or 4 more guys)
There's no room for him basically, as he's not better than any of those guys I just listed. In the case of the guys under the dotted line, the Flames have a couple years to decide on them, so they are fine where they are but when they're ready, they're going to need spots too.
The biggest factor IMO is that he's simply got too many holes in his game compared to the other guys to afford him a contract spot, as he's a offensive guy who struggles in his own zone. Perhaps he could be converted to forward but the last thing we need is more LH depth wingers. He would be destined to be an ECHL player for an indefinite period unless he could manage to leapfrog several players. Then, look at the NHL level. Four of Seven spots are spoken for, with Wotherspoon likely to take another very soon. That's not even counting Engelland who is signed for two more seasons. We simply have no need or room for him.
The more I think about it, if Sieloff weren't already here, Roy would have a much better chance of being signed. I don't think the Flames want to have two limited potential/one dimensional guys who might have to be converted to forward in order to have a chance, especially since both are left handed.