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Originally Posted by Goriders
I disagree on the young players not getting a chance narrative.
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Disagree all you want. It's not a narrative, it happened.
Pelletier - sent to the press box down the stretch when needed some speed and energy. Did not get a chance to prove himself.
Duehr - 25 year old. Not a young player.
Gilbert - 26 year old. Not a young player.
Ruzicka - rarely played after January. Only seven games after the end of January.
Mackey - 26 year old. Not a young player.
Valimaki - didn't play for the Flames in 2022-23. Got 9 games in 2021-22 after looking like he stuck the previous season.
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Phillips got a cup of coffee. Wolf got his token game. Coronato wasn’t available.
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Not a fan of Phillips, but even I have to admit he got screwed over. Did not get the opportunity that he rightly deserved. Wolf and Coronato getting a mercy game at the end of the season is NOT getting an opportunity. Getting an opportunity is playing when the chips are down so you gain experience and can handle the pressure the next time your in that situation. All of the players listed were on a short leash and were not afforded opportunity like other teams do. We don't know what we have and we're going to have to find out next season. 2022-23 was a lost year where players could have got some serious development in. The youth on this team always gets the shaft so players like Milan Lucic or one of the Ritchies can snow plow their way around the ice and be a drag on the club.
As many as it takes.