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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
Horak was vastly overrated by our fanbase for a long time.
He's a good AHL player but clearly not a very good NHLer - jack of all trades master of none (as evidenced by his inability to crack Calgary or Edmonton's rosters regularly).
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I don't think he was overvalued by Flames fans, he was generally regarded as a tweener and a long-shot to stick in the NHL, but we liked him anyway. How can you not like a player who worked hard, had a good attitude and played a 2 way game.
And we wanted him to succeed to rub Erixon's nose in it.