Regarding Kanzig, it's definitely too soon to give up on the guy.
Even just looking at stats he's actually starting to score goals which is a good sign. When I saw him live last season he would rarely be stepping into the offensive zone let alone getting scoring chances.
He also came into training camp with the lowest body fat of any Flame, right next to Gio. For a 240lb beast of his stature that's an impressive feat and good indication that he's a very dedicated and hard worker.
Even if there's only a 5% chance he becomes anything like Chara, you keep that asset over a Gilmour type.
Cundari would be a comparable player to Gilmour and we all know how that turned out. Bigger chance he becomes a career AHLer, so hopefully he is offered an AHL contract. With the Flames in control of their ECHL team we can load up on these guys and not worry about having too many defensemen in the AHL.
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