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Originally Posted by kyuss275
First i was not "upset" i just think you are a poster that likes to rile things up and i have no problem calling you out on it.
2nd this is a thread about Cammalleri. You can't group all veterans in the same group. Cammi is in a group that can play top 6 on almost any team, not a 30+ veteran that does not want to play 3-4th line minutes and takes what he can get. For Cammi he will get his money and ice time pretty much wherever he plays. Hence why players in this group would rather have no part of a rebuild.
Did Cammi come out and say the right things in this thread article? Yes he did. Did he say the right things a month ago when asked? i would say not. Cammi is not a dummy and realises that he will not be traded right now and there is nothing to gain to try and force their hand. If he says the wrong thing now he could be traded to a team that has as much chance of playoffs as Calgary. No need to have to move twice in one year. He also gets to stay until the deadline on a team where the coach has come out and said that he likes to play his veterans. Cammi's best way to drive up his value is get his top line minutes and try and get as many points as he can.
For purposes of this thread, Cammi is not "scared of a rebuild" because he knows his time is almost up and he will have a good chance of playing playoff hockey by the time the deadline passes.
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Like you, I just respond in-kind and call people out on their junk. But that's apparently going to get me in trouble, so kid gloves it is! (or mutual respect, we could call it that too if it makes people more comfortable
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I have to say, I understand far more where you're coming from after that post, I just took issue with your general summary of how you feel Cammi is thinking. But you are right, a player in his position is going to more inclined to be on a contending team rather than be the go-to guy on a rebuilding team. I don't believe that is true for ALL players in his position, nor do I necessarily believe it's true for Cammi, but I'm not above entertaining the notion that he'd possibly want out. What he said a month ago was more about avoiding a long 4 year process like the Oilers, and instead finding away to turn it around in 1 or 2 years. Would he want to stay if we looked like we were turning the corner faster than people predict? I'm betting yes. Are we likely to turn the corner at that rate? I'm guessing no.