Sean Monahan
JIMMIES ARE RUSTLED
How many times do players get signed on a PTO and aren't expected to play a single preseason game if they're fully healthy?
You're arguing rhetorical semantics. Teams don't sign players so they can make sure they have the inside track on their gym workouts. They want to know how they look in game situations.
That's why I said it's debatable. It's very possible that the Flames management had no idea about Tkachev being draft-eligible either. My point was that it's encouraging that we want to improve in any way possible. Especially now since the joke is on the Oilers
Treliving has addressed specifically about getting the inside track on prospects by inviting them to camp though. He talked about it when we drafted Austin Carroll because that's exactly what happened to Austin; got invited to work out for Phoenix, and drafted next year by Treliving.