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Originally Posted by howard_the_duck
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.
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Spencer Foo, Emile Poirier, Morgan Klimchuk, Daniel Pribyl, Curtis Lazar, none are players who can possibly be harmed by spending more time in the AHL while we have Jaromir Jagr on our powerplay.
Besides, if the rumors of Jagr slowing down come playoff time are true, it'll be good to have some kids chomping at the bit to get in the game. And don't think Tkachuk/Janko/Bennett wouldn't THRIVE getting to follow Jagr around like golden retriever puppies for a year.