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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
There are always injuries, without a doubt.
I hope you're right and he isn't waived again. As it stands, I think Ryan is a lot closer to being the team's seventh-best forward than their 13th-best one. As the season progresses, the Flames will have more and more room to completely fit him under the cap. But I don't think they need to take the risk in waiving him again to extend his taxi squad eligibility. It's not necessary IMO.
I wonder when we might see Connor Mackey in the lineup for the first time?
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I think you would be an outlier if you ranked him 7th. Personally, I think there are 8 forwards clearly ahead of him. Then you can rank Ryan, Leivo, Simon, Lucic, an Nordstrom however. He is somewhere in that group. For me, maybe 10th. I doubt many people (if any) would rank him 13th.
As for Mackey, I don't see him getting game action unless the injuries mount. He is probably #8 right now. And I think he is still a ways from being able to supplant any of the top 6.