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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
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I am revising my earlier post: Not only is Hanley's deal a great bargain, I am 100% happy he has re-signed here in Calgary. I was afraid this signing would block a spot on the team for one of the kids, but it sets it up nicely for the Flames to rotate a player through while providing the goalies with decent support.
Hanely - Weegar
Bahl - Parekh
Rotation - Pachal/rotation
Bean
Rotation of Bean, Solovyov, Poirier, Kuznetsov and Brzustewicz - and along with Grushnikov if he is ready to see some NHL time as part of his development.
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You can't really rotate that many prospects through unless there are injuries or some vets moved out. Kuznetsov, Solovyov, and Poirier have to go through waivers now so you cannot just bounce them up and down from the Wranglers and you cannot carry that many on the active roster because of the logjam of 7th D vets.
Right now the group has 6 vets inked into the NHL group and Parekh because he is undeniable. That means there is room for 1 prospect that we have developed for ~5 years to make the team and the others are stuck behind Hanley, Bean, and Miromanov. (Also frustrating is that Hanley was just signed as a "7th D" but posters are all locking him in with Weegar.)
???? - Weegar
Bahl - Parekh
Hanely - Pachal
Bean, Miromanov
I don't mind the addition of Hanley but I hope the Flames then unload or demote Bean and Miromanov. I would rather see something like this to start next season:
Bahl - Weegar
Solovyov - Pachal
Hanley - Parekh
X: Kuznetsov, Poirier
And then basically put it in the blender often to see what you can get out of each prospect. (Also, with this group Seabrook would be really earning his keep)