Flames trim roster by 8

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe

Not every defencemen is or should be an offensive catalyst out there.

No, but I am saying that while Wotherspoon has not made any glaring errors, he has not made an impact that suggests to me he has earned a spot. In the defensive zone or anywhere else. He's just been "there". Plenty of veteran AHLers can play mistake free, but you have to have some kind of value added.

I like parts of Wotherspoon's game, especially how his first pass is always on the tape. I'm not remotely expecting him to be an offensive D. But I want to see more impact than I have in his first two preseason games.

[saillias]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

Absence of errors, is not presence of a positive impact. You're not going to win games 1-1.

J/W do you think this about Chris Tanev as well?

Sounds like the perfect choice to pair with the team's glut of offensive error prone defensemen.

[GranteedEV]

Tyler Wotherspoon has not shown his defensive play is comparable to the second best pure shutdown defenseman in the NHL. How about comparing him to a more realistic comparable like Mark Fayne?