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Originally Posted by gvitaly
That would be very ballsy to go into the season with that D. Parekh and Kuznetsov will be facing the other team's top forwards on a nightly basis, and it would be pretty much impossible to shelter any D.
If Samuelsson really wants out of BUF, and comes dirt cheap because the rumours have him as a potential cap dump at this point. Then he would be a good fit IMO.
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It would be a gamble but that is why you would run 8 D in the group. Bean and Miromanov would slot in to give Parekh, Kuznetsov, and Solovyov breathers and nights to watch without being sent down to the AHL.
Also, you could restructure the pairings to shelter guys if needed:
Bahl-Weegar (big minutes)
Solovyov-Pachal
Kuznetsov-Parekh
I do not think the Flames need to add someone like Samuelsson to block one of our young players from making the roster. If Buffalo was offering us Byram then I'd change my tune as he would be a core player going forward but Samuelsson is not that level of player.
Kuznetsov in particular needs a long look at the NHL before we lose him. He is now an unsigned RFA with a potential exit strategy to the KHL. Considering he was a 2nd round pick that we have now put 5 years of development into, never seeing him graduate to the Flames would really make me wonder why we bother collecting draft picks outside of the 1st round.