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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I never said purposely held back which makes it sound like he was punishing guys it's just that guys like Giordano, Prust, Pelech, Montador in his mind never seemed to be as good as the Zyuzin's, Marchments, Hale's, Eriksson's, Premeau's, etc. that were all over the hill or never any good despite making millions on 1 way deals. It was never just about skill or ability with Darryl Sutter as experience seemed to be overemphasized. The Flames rarely called up playerd from the farm as there were always vets or UFA scrubs in the pressbox. We really can't say if Giordano is where he is today if he didn't play hardball. I'm not making up the perception. It's out there and like I said before the low morale at Abbotsford is testament to the prevailing culture of farm players never getting a shot.
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You can't really lump Montador in with that group. In Sutter's first full year as GM, Montador was on the roster for the entire season. Sure, he only played 26 games, but he was the 7th defenceman, and at the time, that was where he belonged. In Sutter's 2nd year as GM, he was traded for Huselius. No matter how much you like Montador, Huselius is the better player.