Everyone wants more minutes.
Whether it's a forward, defenceman or goaltender, players wants to be on the ice as often as possible and for prospects, playing time is absolutely paramount when it comes to their development.
Jon Gillies certainly got his wish this past year.
"Overall, you sit back and look at your goalies at the start of the season and you want every single one of them to have the net and play," Flames assistant GM Brad Pascall said. "Whether that's in the ECHL in Kansas City, in the American League or in the NHL, especially for prospects, you want to them to play rather than sitting and backing up.
"In Jon's case, I believe he played the 12th most minutes in the AHL last year for goaltenders and he was, at times, dominant in the American Hockey League - he can will the team to win."
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'He can will the team to win'
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