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Originally Posted by kehatch
One: I think we have had a bunch of guys play very well. Jankowski, Klimchuk, Lomberg, Dube, etc.
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One, Jankowski and Dube are not competing for this role, for different reasons. Klimchuk is not suited to this role. He is not going to be playing a hard-nosed game and drop his gloves when it matters. Lomberg is probably the best suited for this role, but does he have the game to do it yet? I don't think so. Lomberg has looked most effective on a line with, no surprise, Tanner Glass. I think he could learn a lot playing with Glass. Who knows, that may happen if th Flames sign him and his play tails off, resulting in Glass going to the minors.
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Two: Ignoring previous seasons for a guy with 511 games played in the NHL in favor of a couple of preseason games against terrible teams would be ... not smart.
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It is training camp. For a young guy, it is their opportunity to come in and earn a position. Glass, while being an older player, is in that same boat. Glass is outplaying those young guys looking for a gig. It comes down to who wants it more, and as sad as it is to say, Glass is showing more and definitely wants it more. He's the only guy who consistently has produced enough broken eggs to make an omelette. The younger guys need to step their play up, or Glass gets a contract. I am not saying that Glass gets a long term deal with any associated expense, I'm saying he has earned a league minimum deal, a contract you can easily send to the minors if his play tails off.