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Originally Posted by Bingo
Something not mentioned is that Sutter and Treliving are likely disappointed as well.
They wanted a Pelletier or Ruzicka to pop in camp. They wanted Milano to be a diamond in the rough PTO find for their top six.
It didn't happen.
So now they have to move around the deck chairs to cover up a hole on the third line with NHLers they can trust to play a sound system.
I don't think it's right to assume that this was the plan all along, and it's a conspiracy against young players. I'm sure they're a little down on the whole thing too.
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I think they can ask themselves if they actually put those players in a position to “pop” in camp.
A big reason Kylington “popped” last year is he got time with Tanev and it worked. If Kylington was in group 2 all of last training camp with AHLers he likely isn’t the great story he was last year.
Ruzicka, Milano, Phillips, and Pelletier were supposed to be fighting for top 9 minutes with the Flames, but none of them actually got to play with the Flames top 9.
They got games with young junior and AHL filled rosters, against teams best rosters on the road. While the top team and Brett sutter got easy matchups at home.