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Crumpy-Gunt · 01-20-2014, 06:19 PM

I am fine with this signing...

Stajan has more value to a young Flames team then he has to anyone in the NHL!

I am also sick of people crying about how this is the end of Backlund, or means Knight wont get a chance, or if we take McDavid - in over a years time ... this signing will ensure we have "too much centers".

1st off center is the 2nd most important position in hockey besides a goaltender.

You can never have too many centers... You can move them to wing or even trade them. (yes we can still trade stajan if we want folks!)

Secondly I think a lot of fans would be well served by looking into what made emonton such a bad team.

They thought - like some of our fans do - that its a smart idea to ice a lineup of 1st / 2nd year players, who are all undersized and have minimal NHL experience.

So before you dream about the following line-up..

Gaudreau - Monahan - Poirier

Klimchuk - Jankowski - Agostino

Granlund - Knight - Ferland

Westgarth - Macdermid - McGratton.

Giordano - Sieloff

Wideman - Wotherspoon

Brodie - Kulak

Gillies

Ortio.

IF we ever iced this lineup, not only would we lose, we would be manhandled and in a perpetual rebuild because of the losing culture and lack of truculence/size/experience in the top 3 lines.

Jeez...its like some people dont know whats happened in Edmonton and how that team got to where it is today. It was through a lack of patience and an over-confidence in their young guys - and a lack of experienced vets to ease them (young guys) into the lineup / top minutes.

I am not a big fan of Stajan and even I can see this move is whats best for the Flames AND the young players so many want to see rushed into a sink or swim situation.

01-20-2014, 06:19 PM	#418
Crumpy-Gunt Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: 403 Exp:	I am fine with this signing... Stajan has more value to a young Flames team then he has to anyone in the NHL! I am also sick of people crying about how this is the end of Backlund, or means Knight wont get a chance, or if we take McDavid - in over a years time ... this signing will ensure we have "too much centers". 1st off center is the 2nd most important position in hockey besides a goaltender. You can never have too many centers... You can move them to wing or even trade them. (yes we can still trade stajan if we want folks!) Secondly I think a lot of fans would be well served by looking into what made emonton such a bad team. They thought - like some of our fans do - that its a smart idea to ice a lineup of 1st / 2nd year players, who are all undersized and have minimal NHL experience. So before you dream about the following line-up.. Gaudreau - Monahan - Poirier Klimchuk - Jankowski - Agostino Granlund - Knight - Ferland Westgarth - Macdermid - McGratton. Giordano - Sieloff Wideman - Wotherspoon Brodie - Kulak Gillies Ortio. IF we ever iced this lineup, not only would we lose, we would be manhandled and in a perpetual rebuild because of the losing culture and lack of truculence/size/experience in the top 3 lines. Jeez...its like some people dont know whats happened in Edmonton and how that team got to where it is today. It was through a lack of patience and an over-confidence in their young guys - and a lack of experienced vets to ease them (young guys) into the lineup / top minutes. I am not a big fan of Stajan and even I can see this move is whats best for the Flames AND the young players so many want to see rushed into a sink or swim situation.