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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I wasn't saying he isn't better than Shinkaruk, I was saying it doesn't make him better than he is. Shinkaruk's lack of progress does not make Granlund a good hockey player.
What he is is not good enough to make the Flames. And no, he would not have gotten 19 goals with the Flames, because he simply wouldn't have gotten the same opportunities.
Are you going to reduce Bennett's icetime and give it to Granlund?
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Now that's manufacturing a false argument if I've ever seen one. Who said anything about replacing Bennett?
You said that Granlund is no better than Shinkaruk and that certainly means what it sounds like it does no matter what way you spin it. A twenty goal scorer is a legitimate NHL player on any team. The Flames could certainly make room for him and it doesn't mean he has to score 20 goals again either.
I'd take him over much of the fodder in the bottom 6 that has plagued the Flames roster the last few seasons. At least you'd know he can step up and play a bigger role in a pinch than the likes of Brouwer, Stajan, Hamilton etc.