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Originally Posted by Mike F
O'Brien has been fine, as I posted above, and the one consistent good story this year has been the team's attitude and work ethic, which Jones has contributed to and Tanguay would have detracted from.
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Originally Posted by Mike F
the Flames didn't trade Tanguay for Jones, they traded Tanguay and Sarich for Jones and O'Brien. Given O'Brien's age, mobility, and extra year on a good contract, he was an upgrade on Sarich, which has to be factored in when evaluating the return for Tanguay
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You lost me there when you talked about O'Brien being an upgrade over Sarich, especially after you talked about attitude and work ethic. Sarich is playing over 17 minutes a game for one of the best defensive teams in the league and a team that has 15 more points (with games in hand). O'Brien is playing 10+ minutes for one of the worst defensive teams in the league. You factor in the intangibles that Sarich brings and it's edge Sarich. More importantly, when a defenseman has a cap hit of $2M, plays just over 10 minutes a game, and has another year left on his contract, that extra year on his contract is NOT a good thing.