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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
Lol Ok, it's insane to question there is always a downside with moves like this? That's a bizarre take. I quite literally said the move could easily work out in my post but the measuring stick for a move like that is insignificant....saying there's no downside is just dumb. What's wrong with giving a guy like Morton some runway when he's earned a proper shot? It's pretty obvious you're convinced I'm on some witch hunt to crush this move, when I quite clearly said I'm fine with it and merely questioned the logic of saying there's no downside at this point and time with many players in the system that can be looked at.
The Flames are a last place team nibbling around bringing in waiver wire players when what really needs to be done is ship out pending UFAs and veterans and start planting the seeds for next year and beyond.
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Okay, so what is the downside? You still haven't presented one.
Your argument seems to be that there are other things to do. Yes there are, but how does taking a chance on another player deter doing those things? A team can do multiple things at once, and has a 50 man roster to manage.
Why should we just give Morton more runway? Can't we give Morton runway, and let him try to prove himself AND give Beecher a shot? The classic example of a franchise that just 'gives' the spot to the kid they've got is EDM - they've been doing it since the Hall-Eberle days and it has literally never worked for them.
But maybe it will work for us!