Had time to digest this a bit, and I have to say I like the almost ruthless no nonsense approach here. Can't waste contract spots on guys if you don't see them taking the next step, and if you feel you are going to get smoked in arbitration for depth players then this approach is not a bad idea, especially with Jooris and Ortio.
Colborne is obviously a bit more risky than those other too, but you could certainly make the argument that losing him for nothing would be better than over paying him I guess. Especially with the cap crunch the Flames are facing right now. Still hoping they work something out though and that his last half of last season was really him finding his groove and not a flash in the pan.
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