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Originally Posted by Goriders
The last cuts are going to be pretty tough.
Not sure how guys like Klapka and Honzek can get bumped by guys like Duehr and Pelletier. Coronato doesn’t look to have an obvious opening.
On D their are a lot of young guys like Grishnikov, Solovyov, Kuznetsov and even Brzustewisz that have shown they are probably ready.
Cooley and Ignatjew pushing Vladar and Wolf. With not a lot of differential.
Really brings into question the Mantha and Bean signings and the potential signing of Barrie. You want your young guys to develop and take a step but you don’t really leave them anywhere to do it.
If you are basing it purely on training camp performance and every spot is truly open I think their should be a number of nervious vets. Guess we’ll find out if those words were true or not.
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That's the thing - it isn't based just on that. Fans like to look at it that way (because fans favour prospects over vets), but the vets have already shown that they are NHL players. Just because a kid looks good in the pre-season, when the pace is about 80% of the regular season pace, does not mean that the vets (who have proven they can handle the 100% pace) should feel nervous.
There is nothing wrong with young guys going to the A, to continue to work on their games. And more importantly, the Day 1 roster is not the roster in perpetuity - there will be changes, there will be injuries, there will be trades.