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Actual hockey. On Thursday. Still just a bit more waiting to do. Then we can do that hockey.

Why do the flames not like Czarnik?

— Khalid Keshavjee (@KMKeshavjee) September 28, 2019

From the coach’s perspective, I think their issue with Austin Czarnik is two-fold. Primarily, the lack of production versus the promise he’s shown at times (understandably) makes them hesitant to play him much. They want a player who they know can contribute in key situations, not a guy who did that once a few games ago. Building off that, if he’s not scoring goals, he’s not doing much else, so there’s not a whole lot of other use for him.