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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
There is no silver lining to this news.
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I think there is.
Firstly, he was penciled in as the 5-6 guy. Sucks he will lose development time, but in terms of this up and coming season his absence shouldn't hurt that much.
Secondly, 6-8 months puts him back anywhere February to March. That would be an ideal time frame for a player to return. Pretty much the same time he returned from his high ankle sprain. If he can come back and put a solid month or two in the AHL then it would be a positive. Like they mentioned on the radio, you would rather lose a player in August than in March.
Sucks he got injured, but the season wasn't predicated on Valimaki playing the regular season in Calgary. If he can be dropped in the final weeks and playoffs the Flames are in the same position.