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Old 05-23-2013, 09:59 AM   #162
Erick Estrada
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Originally Posted by New Era View Post
Agree with what you are saying. I shake my head at posters who judge players on a couple of games in the NHL and claim they will never be a player in the AHL let alone the bigs. Give the guy a chance to adjust before proclaiming g him a lost cause. Hanowski needs some work on his skating but he was no where near as bad as some are suggesting.

You're right that the two deals weren't the same. Boston's was better a d Iginla kind of screwed us over by not committing to go there. That is done. Get over it and accept that we got probable 3rd line players for the future. They meet a need for the team and that should keep us happy.
I shake my head at people that don't know enough to see just how poor of a skater this guy is. He's in that Sasha Lakovic territory where you just scratch your head and wonder what the heck he's doing on an NHL roster. I don't typically have hate-ons for players like a lot here for instance I think Butler is a serviceable defenseman that is a whipping boy. I was just floored when I saw this guy live. It would be great if he could improve his skating but he has a tonne of work to do.
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