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Old 01-23-2018, 04:48 PM   #1
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According to @DarrenDreger the #Flames forward Versteeg could start skating in as soon as 10 days with a possible return in mid March.

edit: actually on TSN Dreger said mid March is the worst case scenario. Could be back earlier than that.

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Well, that's good news.
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Old 01-23-2018, 04:57 PM   #3
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Does he have to?
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Does he have to?
Great veteran utility forward so yes, yes he does.
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For shootouts alone, yes.
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For shootouts alone, yes.
And to be back on the PP.
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February 24 vs Colorado is my guess.
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He is better than Hathaway, Stajan, Lazar, Hrivik, and Mangiapane so yes
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Old 01-23-2018, 06:04 PM   #9
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Good news yes but where does he fit at this point.
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I don't understand exactly why but he seems to help the PP so it would be good to have him back.
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Old 01-23-2018, 06:11 PM   #11
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I don't understand exactly why but he seems to help the PP so it would be good to have him back.
He has more raw skill and offensive instincts than just about anyone else on the roster.

Also has moxie.
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Would be great to have him back. The PP has been big black hole of suck without him.
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Old 01-23-2018, 06:22 PM   #13
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Our depth scoring and PP have been awful. These are Versteeg's areas of expertise. Versteeg has been a pretty solid .5 PPG player for our team. What am I missing?
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Our depth scoring and PP have been awful. These are Versteeg's areas of expertise. Versteeg has been a pretty solid .5 PPG player for our team. What am I missing?


The depth scoring was with Versteeg and I don’t think the PP was THAT much better than it currently is.


...not saying it’s not good that he’s on his way back, but it’s not like he was the solution prior to his injury.
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The team has most defiantly missed his chirping skills they are 10 top in the league
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Good news yes but where does he fit at this point.
Would be a better solution than Hathaway on the 3rd line IMO. Hathaway should be on the 4th line.
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The Flames' powerplay was clicking at 21.6% when Versteeg went down, good for 11th in the NHL.

Since then, it's gone at 15.3%. 25th.
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The Flames' powerplay was clicking at 21.6% when Versteeg went down, good for 11th in the NHL.

Since then, it's gone at 15.3%. 25th.
yup.. and last year the flames finished 10th I believe overall in the PP.

in the ten games immediately following the Versteeg injury, the flames went "10 games without the veteran playmaker, the Flames are 3-for-32 on the power play."

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/f...hout-versteeg/http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/f...hout-versteeg/

while the PP has looked a bit better of late, i think Versteeg was an important part of it...

As for whose spots he'd take, i guess it would be a pipedream to say Brouwer? Chances are it would be Lazar's spot
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If Versteeg comes back by March, I think that negates the Flames need to get a middle six rental veteran at the deadline.
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