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Originally Posted by hurtin_albertan
Bring him back, are you kidding me?
When you say Butler has been very good, do you mean, for him? Like, he's not plain out causing goals against on a nightly basis? Or, do you mean he's actually been very good, like he's got some real talent. I tend to lean towards the former myself, as his play has improved somewhat, but when the bar is set that low there's bound to be an improvement.
However he still struggles to execute even the most basic of plays pretty regularly. He plays like a rookie, and I've seen more than enough to come to the conclusion that the guy has reached his ceiling as somebody who can maybe play 10 minutes per game and MAYBE not make a drastic error.
I think the Flames have to move on and admit defeat in this project. Nice guy who puts in an honest effort, but man is he a timebomb on the ice.
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You clearly have missguided expectations on what Butler is suppossed to be. Maybe you assumed we were gaining a legit Top 2 D-man prospect in the trade when we brought him over, maybe that's not your fault because people tried to hype him that way to justify a bad trade.
But Butler has not hit his ceiling, continues to improve and has potential to be a solid Bottom 3 NHL d-man. We aren't exactly bubbling over depth in this area, so why move him along. More likely is you need to move on, admit that he's not, nor was he ever a top flight D prospect and adjust your expectations.