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Old 09-24-2025, 09:15 AM   #260
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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus View Post
For Morton, he's not a young rookie at 25. He has shown he can play down the middle by having a very good season in the AHL last year. This is exactly the type of guy you want making the the team in the 4C role as he has a bit more to offer in the toolkit, and obviously still is far younger than Kirkland.

I get that people love Kirkland, but unless it's as a 13th forward, I just don't see the logic in keeping him above Morton or forcing Pospisil into that role instead of playing him on the wing.
I don't disagree with any of this, but it is also a demonstration of the depth of the team. If Pospisil is moved to the wing for Morton or Kerins or Kirkland, you have to put another winger into the pressbox. I see only two options there - Klapka and Lomberg. I wouldn't displace either of those guys with Morton or Kerins or Kirkland which is kinda what they'd be doing. Tough choices ahead.
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