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			Valimaki's last game as a flame lol
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			09-30-2022, 10:38 PM
			
			
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				Maybe, but I think the coaches want to keep the depth at centre. 
			
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Maybe, but that would be one hell of a third line to compete against.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			09-30-2022, 10:38 PM
			
			
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				Valimaki's last game as a flame lol 
			
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Why is that funny? I think it is pretty sad, actually. This kid had so much potential.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
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			09-30-2022, 10:39 PM
			
			
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				No Kadri, Backlund, Coleman, Tanev or Weegar 
			
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Or Lindholm, Mangiapane, Markstrom, Zadorov, Kylington, Lucic
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			09-30-2022, 10:39 PM
			
			
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			TOI leaders for forwards tonight were Eakin and Rooney.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			09-30-2022, 10:39 PM
			
			
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				Why is that funny? I think it is pretty sad, actually. This kid had so much potential. 
			
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Confidence probably shot.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			09-30-2022, 10:39 PM
			
			
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			Valimaki will be mid to bottom pair in the AHL forget NHL
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			09-30-2022, 10:40 PM
			
			
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			given the rosters that felt like a flames victory , seeing as no flames d-man will be as bad as Juuso V was tonight. that Dan Vladar put up the wall gives you good feels as a flames fan 
 
Sutter plays the roster hopefuls most because this is the preseason and the result isnt the point, meanwhile the oilers stack their top line . special bunch up there
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			09-30-2022, 10:40 PM
			
			
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			Rooney is a good player
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			09-30-2022, 10:40 PM
			
			
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			No love for mackey? Guy stuffed McDingleberries three times tonight. Norris?
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			09-30-2022, 10:41 PM
			
			
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			I wanna see a Huberdeau-Lindholm-Dube combo.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			Mackey was pretty solid against McDavid
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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				No love for mackey? Guy stuffed McDingleberries three times tonight. Norris? 
			
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he played well, honestly I was fine with the effort all around...2-1 game not playing your top 3 centers
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			Mackey was good on both sides of the puck.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			09-30-2022, 10:41 PM
			
			
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				Valimaki's last game as a flame lol 
			
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There was so much hope for Valimaki. What happened to him, was he hurt? I do not remember why he fell apart. 
It's sad.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			09-30-2022, 10:42 PM
			
			
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			Mackey is a smart player.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			09-30-2022, 10:44 PM
			
			
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				There was so much hope for Valimaki. What happened to him, was he hurt? I do not remember why he fell apart. 
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He suffered  really bad high ankle sprain while training two summers ago, and has never recovered.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
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			09-30-2022, 10:44 PM
			
			
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				Mackey was pretty solid against McDavid 
			
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might be a steady Kylington placeholder . I'd rather not lose him on waivers which feels like a real possibility
 
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			09-30-2022, 10:46 PM
			
			
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				There was so much hope for Valimaki. What happened to him, was he hurt? I do not remember why he fell apart. 
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He looked great initially when he jumped to the nhl and then suffered a pretty bad injury. I think it was a knee? Or hip? He missed a whole season I believe 
 
Never been the same since. Also listening to him being interviewed it sounds like he’s been battling the mental side as well, associated with high expectations, injury, setbacks, etc.
 
Unfortunately it’s not looking good. I was so pumped about him when he made that first jump. I remember thinking that he has potential to be a franchise defenseman.
 
Edit: found this article  https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article...r-aspirations/
High ankle sprain initially but then a bad knee injury that required surgery and caused him to miss the next season 
 
Even in this random article in 2020 they were talking about him coming back and winning the Calder. Really sucks how it’s turned out
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
				  
				
					
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			09-30-2022, 10:46 PM
			
			
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				He suffered  really bad high ankle sprain while training two summers ago, and has never recovered. 
			
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Thanks. That can really be nasty. Don't know how I missed that.
		  
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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