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Originally Posted by Komskies
I am amazed so many people are in favour of this. Am I watching the same Matt Stajan as you guys? The player who hasn't even scored 30 goals yet in his 250 games played as a Calgary Flame? Or the guy who hasn't hit double digit totals in goals?
He plays like a whiney brat. Get kicked out of the faceoff circle? (which happens all the damn time with Stajan) Whine your ass off to the refs about it. Take a penalty? Skate around for 30 seconds having a cry before going to the box.
I think Matt Stajan personifies everything that has been wrong with this team for the last 5 years. No grit, no skill, no finish. Trade him by the deadline while he still has some semblance of value.
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It makes sense to me. You need veterans in a rebuild to take some of the pressure off of younger players and it's not like the Flames are going to be a prime destination for veteran UFAs over the next few years. If you have a guy who wants to play there, is good in the community, and will sign for cheap you might as well sign him; it's not like they'd be forgoing a bunch of assets by not trading him at the deadline.
Look at the kind of contracts the Oilers have had to give out in an attempt to attract veterans to their team. The Flames will be in the same situation over the near future if they let everyone walk.