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Originally Posted by New Era
Kulak outplayed both Russell and Wideman in camp. He was fully deserving of his position after camp. He was even better than both of those defensemen in his limited playing time while up, but as soon as Brodie came back, bye bye Kulak. You call that fair? The only reason those other two guys didn't get sent packing is because of their status. That ain't fair. That makes it very tough for a guy to get his opportunity when guys playing like garbage are all but assured of a spot solely on their contract. Same thing happened to Granlund. Deserved to be up from the start of the season but still got sent down, because of his contract status. That is opportunity being #### blocked by contracts and the number of veterans in camp, something the GM is responsible for. I'd much rather see a rotation of several young guys from the farm than seeing Raymond and Bolig eating up a spot on the roster.
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Earned never given is a great mantra, but unless players all have 1 year contracts, it's not going to happen perfectly. Furthermore, vets earn their contracts with the body of work they have done before in the league. The kids have ELCs. What the rush? You speak of opportunities for the kids, but the opposite isn't true for vets? Why the heck do GMs ever sign multi year contracts then and turf vets after year 1 due to injuries or non-performance?
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Originally Posted by New Era
He wouldn't be playing 20+ minutes a night. He'd be playing 3rd pair. Odds are one of the other vets would be shuffled up the lineup.
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If he's not getting 20 minutes, then you send him down so he can develop properly in a role where he gets 20 minutes.
Also, he wasn't sent down for Brodie, he was sent down when Smid was near and Nakladal recalled for our roster in his stead. Both would be considered 7th D.
http://www.matchsticksandgasoline.co...reassign-kulak