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Originally Posted by Bingo
That's what makes this camp so damn fascinating.
Stone is the only bottom roster contract of any size if you treat Ryan as the plug and play guy they assume.
So you have three young defenseman coming in to challenge the bottom half of the roster, and three young forwards doing the same up front.
If Andersson is lights out do they actively try and move Stone? Have Andersson become the 7th defenseman? Send him down and wait for an injury?
If Kylington or Valimaki out play Kulak does Kulak get sent down or moved? Or is it the easy option of waver free player gets optioned?
If two of Foo, Mangiapane, Dube or Klimchuk look better than Hathaway do they keep Hathaway because he plays with an edge at times? Do they option Hathaway to the farm or do they send down Lazar because of his limited offence? Or once again do the waiver guys go down as asset management?
And I ask this not with the usual spite of being pissed that young kids don't get a chance. I get that you have to make the call. Losing a serviceable NHLer for a kid that looks good in exhibition games isn't smart if the wheels come off in mid to late October.
But it's interesting nonetheless.
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I think the keep stone.
Worst case he can play 7th D and rotate in. Plus you know there will be an injury at some point