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Originally Posted by Five-hole
Nope. Not good enough.
Cammalleri is on his 5th NHL contract, the most recent being signed after his career high 39G 43A 82P season. Filppula is on his 2nd contract, signed after a 19G, 17A, 36P season. It was a five-year deal, which he's still on.
Comparing cap hits between these two to suggest some sort of expected output is a complete waste of time.
Edit: forgot to bold my numbers for emphasis.
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That's not EVEN close what we are talking about. We aren't talking about PAST achievements, we are talking about RIGHT-NOW. Who cares if he is on his 5th contract? The truth is Cammalleri hasn't lived up to his contract (which he has now!), I would love him to prove me wrong this season, and I hope he does, but I'd take Filppula easily, in a different scenario (Flames do need a sniper like Cammy now, so a trade between them wouldn't make any sense, not that it ever would happen anyways).
Filppula is also one of the best skaters in the league.