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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Sorry Flames fans. The trade is still arguably the worst ever for the Flames franchise as much as many of you wish he would be a bust he's still a good hockey player. He would have got this money in free agency and this is the cost of doing business in the NHL as the Rangers paid a big price to keep Lundqvist this season as well. The long term deals are scary but it's the direction the league is going and in about 5 more years where some of these deals don't look as good maybe the GM's across the league will be more weary but right now long term deals are the trend.
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You're the Feaster/Weisbrod of this board. Always thinking you're smarter than everyone else knowing something that nobody else does.
We've all seen a ton of Phaneuf having had him here, and then having Leaves games forced down our throats every Saturday night on CBC. He comes as advertised and this board is probably more knowledgeable of what he brings than most.
Thing is, his own peers think he's overrated, his defensive game was never good and his offensive game has regressed. He's a good defenseman now, not a great one. A top-4 guy still, but not elite. And he's now making $7 million a year.
As bad as that trade was for the Flames, the $7 million in cap space is arguably worth more than Phaneuf if there was a viable alternative in free agency. The fact that there likely won't be is probably the only reason the Leaves did this. That, and the Leaves like to overpay mediocre players ever since Burke left.
Sorry to burst your bubble.