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Originally Posted by kyuss275
LOL. I have noticed that all you like to do is stir crap up with your posts. You seem rather anal but i will get to that later.
Yes you get the odd quality top 6 player or top 4 d-man sign with rebuilding teams but not many. Most 30+ veterans that can still contribute in top 6 or top 4 role want nothing to do with a rebuild. Hell even Rett Warrener on the fan said so from his experiences as a player.
Look at the players that the flames signed or traded for this summer. Russel who passed through waivers, traded for Jones who had a worst contract than Tanguay, traded for Galiardi who will be given a chance on top 9. None of those players are over 30 and are all fighting for ice time on good teams.
We have seen what happens up north that getting quality ufa veterans is hard to do. Florida did get some veterans but look at the amount of money they gave them.
The 2nd paragraph you wrote, i have no idea what you are trying to say? It kind of looks like you agree with me that a veteran player would be happy to be traded from a rebuilding team, but its hard to read.
Getting back to the "anal" thing, you remind me of my 12 year old nephew. Someone who, if you don't spell it out for him precisely, will just disagree to rile things up. I presume you are the same age. The good part for us is that in 2 weeks, school teachers will take away your device that you use to post on CP.
As for "low level thinking" i will let that pass considering you have a lot of growing up to do.
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I can't speak to whether the poster has a history of stirring it up, but I don't think the ad hominem attacks are necessary. He disagrees with your point of view that no veteran wants any part of a rebuild.
There are many reasons why a veteran chooses a team in UFA or waives a NTC in a trade situation. Better chance at a cup is surely near the top of the list, but there are tons of other reasons. Money, playing time, Canadian/American preferences, etc. I don't pretend to know what Cammi wants, but I give him credit for playing hard last year and saying the right things this year. Also, I think merely identifying (or admitting to) a rebuild isn't that easy. Ottawa a few years ago? Montreal 2 years ago? Dallas now?