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Originally Posted by mrdonkey
Wouldn't bet on it. Hathaway's spot to lose IMO.
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I disagree. I like Hathaway as much as anyone but he isn't nearly as good as Versteeg. He scored at a top-6 clip last year, and is essentially the perfect middle-six winger.
The Flames have three spots up for grabs up front: 1RW, 3LW, and 4RW. Monahan, Backlund, Bennett, and Jankowski are the centres, with Stajan able to step in if Janko falters and slot in at the 13th forward if not. Gaudreau, Tkachuk, and Lazar are the left wingers... Bouma goes to the AHL. Frolik, Brouwer, and Ferland are the right wingers.
Maybe Hathaway grabs the 4RW spot but I think Stajan does first. He's not going to play on the third line with Bennett, though... he needs a finesse guy like Versteeg to feed him the puck.