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Originally Posted by djsFlames
"We need to leave spots for kids"
And what if, like last training camp, they disappoint and no one steps up enough to take that 3RW spot? We go in with gaping holes on the wings with no one to fill them adequately.
I'd rather have the second most proven point producer in NHL history who is coming off 46 on my third line. The kids are welcome to nab Lazar or Stajan's spot if they're up for it. Or even Jagr's, if he has somehow fallen off. I'll take the minimal risk of a 1 year though for the opportunity at what he can bring.
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There's certainly an argument to be made that this team won't win the Stanley cup, with or without Jagr, so giving the ice time to young players the organization needs to develop bodes well for the growth of the team. I'm not in favor of handing spots to young players, but if you block a young player from potentially grabbing a vital role isn't that counter productive?
Im a big Jagr fan but I'm not sure the Flames are a Jagr short of being a cup threat at this point, which would be the only way it'd make sense adding him IMO.