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Originally Posted by moon
Flames fans have complained about Butler for the whole time he has been here and the Caps are going to trade a 2nd round pick from last year to downgrade from Brouwer to Backlund?
I know fans views are often skewed but can't imagine that Capitals scouts have been overly impressed with Butler that they want to add him to their team while trying to win now.
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It's really hard to say what pro scouts see compared to what fans see. If you base Butler's play on only what the fans see, there's no way that he should even be in the lineup, yet Brent Sutter and Bob Hartley continually play him in a top 4 role.
Do other team's pro scouts share similar viewpoints as NHL coaches or to fans?
Sutter and Hartley can't be the only "hockey people" who think Butler is good, can they?