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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
Actually I think the last 3 years where we had "stars" that played hockey like they had guns to their heads was when prices should have dropped.
This year while yes, they will most likely struggle (although I think they'll be better than general consensus based on effort alone) they will:
a) skate
b) hit / be bigger
c) work hard / play with passion / play like it's a privilege to be in the NHL
This year will be far, far, far more interesting than anything we've seen over the last few years. Regardless of wins and losses.
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This is very true. I'm much more interested to watch these Flames as I was to watch the next iteration of 30 yrs+ top 6 players that float around without a care collecting their millions. Itll be nice to see some battling for spots. But that still doesn't take away the fact that you're paying a premium for what will be a barely over cap floor team.
I'm also not sure I agree that a Seguin "shortcut" would have been a bad thing necessarily (although with the return they got I aggree it would have hurt the Flames big-time), but people here seem to think that short cuts are bad things all the time. Some times short cuts make times shorter...
I think when a guy like Seguin is available, especially when you're looking for young effective centres, it would be an injustice to not at least inquire.