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Originally Posted by Bingo
Ah the Dustin Boyd argument again.
Round and a round and around we go.
Sometimes players aren't ready or never will be ready. Who knows? But the Flames have graduated their fair share of youth over the years. Hardly the veteran jock block situation you're laying out.
Dube, Kylington, Valimaki, Andersson, Mangiapane, Tkachuk ... Gawdin and Mackey played early in the season when the Flames still had something to play for.
There is plenty to be pissed about as a Flames fan without reaching for things that just aren't.
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Dustin Boyd was relevant maybe 15 years ago...Go ahead and label it some sort of tactic if you want though.
Graduating really good prospects is not even close to the same as a GM choosing to fill a roster out with obvious no talent bums over his own accessible cheap players that COULD turn into a lot more than they are. You might even ride a wave of youthful energy and speed to a lot more than what a broken down Leivo and hapless Simon can offer. It goes on and on each and every season.
The teams that are left standing this year certainly don't follow this model of bringing in low hanging (essentially all PTO calibre) fruit every year and you know, actually have players that can play or develop while filling out the roster. Its as much the reason the Flames stunk again this year as it is the core players simply didn't get it done.