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Originally Posted by MarkGio
How many spots were left open during the Flames playoff run? I believe the rookies were Gaudreau, Ferland, Byron, Bouma, and Colborne. The Oilers failed because their vets were support players and the rookies were first liners. We had Hudler, Backs, Gio, Brodie, Hiller, Wideman and Russell playing key roles that year. Not too mention Iggy, Cammy, Jbo the year before, and now Brouwer, Frolik, Elliot, and so fourth.
Integration of young hungry rookies with smart and poised vets is the key I think
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Colborne, Bouma and Byron weren't rookies in 14-15. Gaudreau, Ferland, Granlund and Jooris were.
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And they were rookies that earned their spots. I'm not saying we should completely fill up the roster with expense vet that we can't send down to Stockton. I just don't want us to build our roster by pencilling in rookies to spots they haven't earned.
Furthermore, especially on defence, I would much rather have Wotherspoon and Kylington playing top pairing minutes in Stockton than playing 5 minutes on the bottom pairing in Calgary (or sitting in the press box like we saw with Wotherspoon a few years ago).