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Originally Posted by Red John
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.
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Phaneuf got $6.5 million/season from the Flames and $7 million/season from the Leafs. How is stating the obvious in that teams feel he's worth the money thinking I'm smarter than anyone else?
If anything it is you that think you know something NHL executives don't in your feeling he's not a good defenseman and big LOL to the $7 million in cap space. I guess that was so they could use that free cap space to sign Wideman and take on SOB's contract.
Sorry to burst your bubble.