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Originally Posted by Parallex
Maybe so... but the Flames also shouldn't have Lewis playing the minutes that he does. Any player of substance that we acquire is going to require us to move $$ out anyways... that being the case I'd rather we upgrade now. The games in the first half of the season count just the same as those in the last.
Not particularly advocating for Bellows here... just advocating for an upgrade sooner rather then later.
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I agree with upgrading now rather than later while the team as a whole is still figuring it all out together; with Bellows he really is only of value in a top 6 role that would displace Dube and that just isn’t the case. Again I think my memory of him potting 9 in a WJC and thinking it’s still 3 years ago is what made me want to put a claim in but honestly I think he’d probably have a hard time displacing Lewis. Say what you want about Lewis and his offensive acumen and scoring point totals, he does all the X’s and O’s right and knows what his defensive responsibilities are which makes him invaluable to Sutter. I think the Flames need to land a player that pushes Dube down to Backs/Coleman duo and in turn Lewis down to sharing 4th line RW with Ritchie.