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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
The reason he didn't flourish in Calgary is because he was expected and paid to be the #1 D-man on this team, and be the go to guy. In St.Louis, he doesn't have to be the man, and can be an incredible support guy.
Clearly a much more suited role for his personality and abilities.
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He joined a dcorp that had Phaneuf, Rehegr, and Sarich (not to mention Gio). He didn't have to carry the back end when he was signed. The Flames should have moved one of their top 4 for scoring before that season anyway but when he came to Calgary it was a similar situation to St. Louis where he would be joining a stacked defense