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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Yeah Lazar could still get bumped but not Stajan. I don't think Stajan gets sent down either. Liked in the locker room and good character, plus again that's not really the role for Poirier, he's a scorer.
Would that 4th line be leaned on to score? I dunno...
Anyway my only point was that the concerns that signing vets bumps possible youngsters that may be better fits as potentially legitimate.
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Your talking hypotheticals instead of looking at what has actually happened.
A couple of off seasons ago Raymond was coming off a terrific season and wouldn't be sent down. There wasn't anyway that Russell could be traded, they liked him too much. Glencross wasn't going to be moved in a playoff run. Bollig was a character guy so he wasn't getting demoted. Bouma. Colborne. Grossman. McGrattan. Etc. Etc. Etc. All guys that supposedly would never be moved but were to make way for other players.
There is nothing about this generation of Flames coaching and management to suggest they won't move/bench/demote guys like Versteeg and Stajan to make room for a young guy that is ready to make an impact.
There is zero reason to worry that a veteran could hypothetically take the spot of a kid when that hasn't happened with this coach or GM. In fact the opposite has consistently happened.