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Originally Posted by tvp2003
Ryan definitely looking like he'd be the 13th forward at this point...
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I really like Ryan, so this isn't meant to find joy in his decline in prominence, but he is a very good player and if Treliving was able to find three players in (Leivo, Simon, and Nordstrom) for cheap deals who are able to replace him while the Flames accrue cap savings leading up to the trade deadline then great work.
On the other hand, they know what they have in Ryan, so the coaches could very well be taking this last opportunity to see how the new guys and young guys like Dube fit in different combinations.