Stajan has over his time with the Flames become a reliable 2 way player and effective pk player.
The 3.1 per falls into the average market range of what he offers a team. Pts and minutes played.
I'm not thrilled it is a 4 year instead of a 3 year deal. But there is a certain level of importance that a veteran player wants to stay through a rebuild.
The Flames need to include players like this that truly want to play here. I believe a successful rebuild can not be solely built with young prospects and draft picks.
Burke realizes you need veteran like Stajan to fill in the pieces too.
Stajan is a guy that Burke wanted out of TO and he dealt him, now he is willing to resign him to a 4yr deal here. That tells me Stajan has earned Burkes respect. That is more than enough of a stamp of approval for me.
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