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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
Why did the Flames want to play Wotherspoon? They were so invested in Wotherspoon's development in the AHL that they didn't even bother to offer him a 700K, two-way contract to qualify him?
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Wotherspoon had demonstrated in repeated callups that he was not yet a full-time NHLer, but the team believed he might still develop into one. Either his performance in the AHL last season convinced them that this was no longer an option, or he had been passed on the depth chart by so many other prospects that they no longer considered him worth keeping. Probably the latter, I imagine.
Conditions change over time. The decision the Flames made about Wotherspoon in 2017 does not bind them to repeat the same decision in 2018.