Wow this exercise really drove home the point of our forward surplus. Although guys like Ferland and Granlund can be sent down, they were both dressing for games when they mattered most in the playoffs last year. Assuming the goal is to win as many games as possible in the regular season, hard to see them being sent down in favor of a guy like Shore who did not crack the lineup much in the post peason.
There is probably no forward on the Flames in need of a better off season and training camp than Shore. He needs to win an NHL job. Not so much that there is a risk of being claimed, but he has already proven successful at the AHL level and his NHL window will start to close at some point. We heard he was "blocked" at Florida because of their depth. Well there is no open position waiting for him in Calgary. He will have to beat out an NHLer to win one.
I hope he has a huge camp and makes it.
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