QOTD: Setoguchi Situation

[ComixZone]

Even when healthy, he's being outworked/outplayed by almost everyone on our roster - and a few in the AHL.

Who knows what happens, but if he wants to play in the NHL again he has to show a heck of a lot more than what he has so far in this short period of time.

[Tron_fdc]

As far as I'm concerned that roster spot should be a revolving door of AHL players until one of them sticks. Setoguchi should be going to Adirondack until he can start scoring again.

Jooris is pretty close IMO, but I would still like to see Baertschi at some point in the near future.

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Granlund and Ferland are ready to cut their teeth in the NHL. Just look at how they've been playing on a 2-6 Adirondack team. They've been outstanding!

Seto and Jones bring much less than those two. In regards to the poll, I'm sure management will give Seto until the end of November (and the kids until the end of November), then assess the situation after that.

Seriously, Ferland and Granlund need to be on the big club.

[Tron_fdc]

Yeah I have this nagging feeling Granlund is going to be better than his brother.

[FlameZilla]

Originally Posted by 442scotty

Actually you can "just let him go" Give him his money and say goodbye and kick yourself in the ass for signing him in the first place! Its as simple as that.

And again... He adds NOTHING by keeping him. Just takes up a roster spot somewhere.. It was a mistake by Treliving (who I like) and he should own it and be done with it.

I think it was the right kind of gamble to take. I mean, there's still a small chance he could put it all together again & get his scoring touch back. Admittedly there's more of a chance that I win the lottery one day, but it's true that you can't win it large if you don't buy a ticket.

I'd really like the guy to succeed here, but it's really not looking likely. Send him down and hope it gets him going. If not? It's only a 1 year contract.

[gunnner]

At what point can us who hated this signing take a victory lap and those who called it "a low risk signing with upside" admit there was never any upside. He was finished as an NHL'er a while ago, some of us refuse to admit it. Or maybe some watch very little hockey and only see his hockeydb stats. Bring on Granlund!!!

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by gunnner

At what point can us who hated this signing take a victory lap and those who called it "a low risk signing with upside" admit there was never any upside. He was finished as an NHL'er a while ago, some of us refuse to admit it. Or maybe some watch very little hockey and only see his hockeydb stats. Bring on Granlund!!!

Never, because that assessment would be wrong.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by gunnner

At what point can us who hated this signing take a victory lap and those who called it "a low risk signing with upside" admit there was never any upside. He was finished as an NHL'er a while ago, some of us refuse to admit it. Or maybe some watch very little hockey and only see his hockeydb stats. Bring on Granlund!!!

I was always lukewarm on him but I don't think I would ever take a victory lap for the Flames taking a chance on a player and it maybe not working out. It's not like they can't put him on waivers as it really was a low risk signing. Even at that I don't think that predicting that a low profile pickup wouldn't pan is as anything to strut about. What's next are you going to tell us how you predicted Diaz wouldn't be a major contributor to the team?