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Originally Posted by CochraneKurt
Does Kuzmenko even fetch at 4th at the deadline? Bench all you want...work ethic and effort often does not fix itself.
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Maybe.
If another team is dealing with some injuries perhaps Kuzmenko is worth a mid to mid-late pick. Frankly, given the way the start of the season has gone, he has no value, or very little. Although he has had some appealing stretches, the flaws are likely too big to ignore for any GM who is serious about putting a competitive team on the ice.
I think the Flames either take what they can get at/near the deadline, or just ride it out and let him go at seasons end. Itvwas probably still a worth while experiment. If Kuzmenko were able to continue his play from the end of last year, the Flames could have gotten another appealing pick but I think the chatter about him scoring at a 90 point pace in the last 15-30 games, or whatever it was, of last year was a bit of smoke and mirrors and a healthy dose of optimism.
If Pelletier is able to give the team some good mins, Kuzmenko can get used to watching from the rafters as far as I’m concerned.