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Originally Posted by MattyC
Hossa, Campbell, Sharp, even Huet
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That is the list of veteran players that were on the Blackhawks for the year they won the cup. I would go back to the 2007-08 Hawks to look at what kind of veterans were on the team when they were bringing on Kane and Toews.
Sharp and Campbell were there but they also had Lang, Adams, Havlat, Lapointe, Perreault, Vandermeer, etc that were all on the team providing veteran leadership. In 08-09 they still had veterans like Pahlsson on the team to replace Lang.
Bringing this back to Cammalleri, I think he does a lot more than just provide veteran leadership and set a good example. He is a first line player that can keep teams focused on him instead of Sven. Keeping Cammalleri here has value. Perhaps not as much value as adding another 2014 first round pick but it is still a multi-functional value that he brings to the team.
On the other hand, the draft pick gives us is another roll at the dice to hopefully acquire another future star for the Flames or possibly another potential bust.