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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
While I'm as disappointed as anyone that Cammy didn't net a good return, I'd like to believe that his time here after the deadline is worth well more the team then a 3rd rounder would have gotten. Since that time he's elevated his play and the team had a great month of March. Hopefully all the rookies in the lineup saw him raise his level of play and will have learned from that.
Simply put, if the team trades Cammy, I don't think we would have won near as many games as we did given the amount he's scored. The Flames look to not only finish the year playing strong, we still retain a great draft pick. I don't both those things happen together without Cammy and his leadership.
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i'm undecided on this. seems like not getting traded due to not getting value was a wake up call, and #13 has gone into "contract year" mode all of a sudden. As per last night's burke interview , cammalleri thinks he will get more on the open market than the the current offer on the table from the flames.
had he worked half as hard earlier in the year he could have yielded assets at the deadline. He didn't, is likely realizing that his value on the market is concerningly low, and has ramped up his play. Good for him. Good for the flames? Well ya, flames were a better team for the X weeks after the trade deadline, but i think it will easily be forgotten and come July1 flames fans will be again wondering why we he wasnt' moved at the deadline.