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Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef
If there is a chance that the injury will get worse, I agree 100%. But the odds that all of these "injuries" resulting in time missed will get worse by playing is extremely slim. I know it's nice to think the Flames are above tanking, but they aren't.
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Extremely slim is still a possibility.
Besides, minor injuries can very easily cut into their summer training, which in turn might affect their starts for next season. When there's nothing on the line for this season, there's just no point in not resting players even with minor injuries.
I'm sure in the backs of their minds a lot of people in the organization are also quietly thinking "...and it doesn't hurt our draft position either", but I doubt it's the primary goal here. NHL players get minor bumps and bruises all the time. If they really wanted to tank, it's very likely they could sit a lot more guys.
Plus as many have pointed out, they're playing the hell out of Brodie + Giordano, which is an obvious anti-tank move. (heh). If you ask me, they were playing them to the point of stupidity. Increased minutes means increased risk of injury, and pretty much everyone else on our defense could learn a lot more from those increased minutes.