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Originally Posted by FAN
I respect your points, but I wouldn't categorically say that Cammy won't be a bad influence or that not moving him won't be a move that goes sour.
Let's assume that a motivated Cammy is a productive player. That doesn't mean having a player who obviously wants out is good for the team. It's not unlike the Luongo situation in Vancouver. You can have a guy who is a good teammate, productive, and professional, but to say there's no effect on the guys in the locker room having a guy who obviously wants out? Every player on the Flames will know that Cammy wants a trade and he's just bidding his time and players will be wondering why Cammy hasn't been traded.
For what it's worth, Cammalleri's best two seasons have coincidentally come in contract years. Then again, maybe Cammy is just inconsistent. But let's assume that Cammy would be motivated because he's in his contract year, it doesn't mean he'll avoid injuries. Keeping Cammy until the deadline can come and bite the Flames in the ass.
As for Cammy's value, all else being equal, Cammy's value should be the highest at the deadline, although I'm not sure if having a good season will raise Cammy's all that much at the deadline. Cammy is pretty much a known quality with a history of stepping up in the playoffs, and at his age, a bad season will likely be treated as simply a player being stuck on a rebuilding team.
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Raise a lot of good points, especially about injuries, you are correct, nothing is risk free.
But, I do disagree, this is nothing like the Vancouver situation. Only reason is, the situation the Flames are in. By all accounts Lou handled this like a pro, but you are right, it likely impacted that team. But that is a team looking to be a contender and win a cup, very different locker room dynamics then what will be present in the Flames room next year. Not sure any sort of "Cammy gate" could have the same type of impact on a young re-building team, situation just isn't the same.