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Originally Posted by gvitaly
The Flames definitely need to figure out a succession plan at centre. They have another 2-3 years with Backlund and Kadri as quality top 9 centres.
I think that the Flames should try their own centres for a bit of a longer time period before chasing someone outside the organization.
Zary looks just fine at C, and he's getting more and more comfortable in that role.
IMO Kerins deserves a call-up. 13G, 19P, and +10 in 19GP. That's an NHLe of 40, which makes me curious to see what we have in the guy.
Pospisil though better as a winger, was pretty good at C to start, but then he got in the coach's doghouse by taking needless penalties. Now he just looks like a player that's struggling with his confidence, and isn't sure what his role is.
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I think Kerins is one of those guys that is just going to take time to get to his potential. Since his draft year he has been progressing well, I think it is important he has some sustained success in the AHL before getting a look in the Flames lineup. I think he could be a guy you bring up for a few games at the very end of the season so he can get a feel for the speed of the game. No rush for him.