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Originally Posted by Toonage
I think the genuine, understandable concern is that whoever the Flames call up will just sit anyway as they would be deemed not up to speed with how the team plays etc and just be there as an extra body in case of another injury. If its a young player we get the double gut punch of not seeing them play and then we get to hear lines like "he's getting to experience what life is like in the NHL" and how its "good for his development"
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DeSimone and Gilbert have both played.
And the Wranglers play the same system as the Flames, precisely so that players can step right in when called up.