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Originally Posted by 868904
Gaudreau, Monahan, and Bennett all pushed vets out. Giordano pushed Phaneuf out. It happens a lot, it's natural. We can't keep making excuses for prospects who simply aren't good enough.
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You kind of made my point there. All of the players you mentioned made the team because there was a spot open. No vets were moved or demoted in camp to make room for them. Giordano made the team as a bottom pairing D and blossomed to levels no one could have predicted.