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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
And if one of the guys competing for the top 9 job (Milano, Pelletier, Phillips, Ruzicka) had grabbed the spot, that is likely what would have happened.
Bottom line: Rooney and Eakin were better than those guys.
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And if they do well, great. I wasn't a fan of the Versteeg signing in 2016 and he turned out to be excellent that year.
That said, I don't have high expectations for either player based on their thoroughly underwhelming track records over much more significant samples than a training camp. We'll see.
I think the satisfactory answer for management, coaching, and fans ultimately lies outside the organization. I feel like we'll probably see a trade at some point. Because Cody Eakin and Kevin Rooney are almost certainly not top-nine NHLers.