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Originally Posted by Icon
Glad to hear he's playing better. But I'm not sure he ever plays up with the big club until Hartley's gone... Really doesn't seem to be one of his guys.
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He will be on the big club when he proves he is good enough to be on the big club.
Admittedly, he did not get a long look this season, but even his last pre-season game, the 3-1 loss to the Jets, I thought he played quite poorly. He was absolutely brutal against the Habs. In my opinion, that was the worst game of any Flame 'tender this year.
The way I see it in a veteran vs. rookie/youngster role, the youngster has to outplay the veteran for a reasonable period of time, and by a reasonable amount, if it is close, the decision will go back to the larger body of work, and the veteran will usually win out. Joni hasn't done that yet.