[News] Curtis Glencross Retires

[cgy2london]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

He was also the laziest player when it came to line changes, always slowly to the bench and the last to change.

He was an unbelievably selfish player. His entire time in Calgary. He was successful when Iggy was at his best and he was where he belonged, on the third line.

He got tricked into believing he was a top six forward, and he did his best to trick many of us. Fact is he was a grinding player that was successful when he worked hard. As soon as he got it in his head that he should be considered and offensive threat, he was complete garbage.

Cheers to the RIVER BOAT GAMBLER. Thrilled he's not apart of this team moving forward.

[killer_carlson]

Originally Posted by cgy2london

He was an unbelievably selfish player. His entire time in Calgary. He was successful when Iggy was at his best and he was where he belonged, on the third line.

He got tricked into believing he was a top six forward, and he did his best to trick many of us. Fact is he was a grinding player that was successful when he worked hard. As soon as he got it in his head that he should be considered and offensive threat, he was complete garbage.

Cheers to the RIVER BOAT GAMBLER. Thrilled he's not apart of this team moving forward.

Can we get a "No Thanks" or "This Post Is Terrible" button on the site?

[calgaryblood]

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

Can we get a "No Thanks" or "This Post Is Terrible" button on the site?

Why? I was a big Glencross fan and he pretty much explained Glencross's time here to perfection. He was great when he worked hard and bad when he thought he was better than he actually was. What's wrong with that? There is a reason a guy with as many points as Glencross in the last 5 years is having a hard time getting a contract. Why do you think that reason is?

[hockey.modern]

Not good..

@markhmasters: Leafs release Curtis Glencross and Devin Setoguchi from PTOs

[Itse]

Ouch.

[kyuss275]

Have not followed the leafs this pre-season. That said, Glencross must have been some sort of awful to get cut this early.

[activeStick]

Wow this is shocking given that Toronto roster. Gotta be the end of the road for him, don't see him interested in going to Europe to play.

[Enoch Root]

Only saw a few of his shifts last night, but he didn't seem to have any jump in his legs

[nik-]

He was definitely not on the game that made him effective the last couple of seasons, but it's still crazy just how fast his career imploded.

[FlamesAddiction]

His speed was the one thing that made him valuable. Without that, it isn't worth giving him a spot above a prospect that needs to make the jump.

[MacFlame]

I'm at the point in my career where I want to win a Cup. I love what’s going on here and I have a lot of good friends in this dressing room and we have a good group of guys. We play for the 20 other guys in this room every night. And if it comes to a situation where I am going to have to leave, I’m going to miss a lot of guys in here.

But I’ve gotta think about what’s best for myself and my family.

The bolded part is what really stuck with me right before Glencross was traded.

He:

a.) didn't seem to genuinely believe the team had a chance at the playoffs, even though they were right in the thick of a playoff race at the time he said this, and

b.) didn't seem to understand his value at this stage of his career.

Its really unfortunate, but it happens to a lot of players, having to leave them game before they want to. I wish him the best. Although his skills (and body) deteriorated over the last few years, I believe he gave it his all. Good luck to him.


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[Atodaso]

He's come a long way from being pissy about his ice time in Calgary and wanting out to being cut by the Leafs on a PTO.

How glorious it is to look back and see that the 2nd and 3rd round picks helped Calgary eventually bring in both Hamilton and Kylington respectively. Simply Amazing.

[Enoch Root]

Our 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Glencross turned into Hamilton and Kylington

[Finger Cookin]

Originally Posted by MacFlame

a.) didn't seem to genuinely believe the team had a chance at the playoffs, even though they were right in the thick of a playoff race at the time he said this, and

That's not at all what he said, and it's a reach to take that away from what he said.

I feel a little bad for Glencross. It was time for him and the Flames to part ways, but I can't imagine anyone around the league thinking he'd be this hard pressed to simply land a contract.

[MacFlame]

Originally Posted by Finger Cookin

That's not at all what he said, and it's a reach to take that away from what he said.

Sorry, should have said "have a chance at the cup". Still not something that a veteran should have said while his team was in the thick of a playoff race.

[dustygoon]

How on earth do the Oilers not sign this guy at the minimum? Crazy.

[Ashasx]

I have a hard time believing that Glencross cannot be of value for some NHL team.

[foshizzle11]

Ya, I can't imagine that he will be out of work for long, injuries will result in him finding work before the season starts IMO.

[BigRed]

Jeebus. It's not like Glencross is a tweener. Whatever you think of him, he's an NHL player. This shouldn't be so tough for him.

[burn_this_city]

It's amazing how quickly things can turn in the league. Seems like the middle road players are squeezed out once their peak performance is over. Salary cap forces teams to give a kid the icetime and invest the money in star players.