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Old 06-28-2014, 11:17 AM   #194
Jables16
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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary View Post
yeah, but he wasn't indispensable was he?

if he was such a 'glue guy' in the room and important to the Hawks on the ice, you'd think they could have found other salary to shed no?

as it stands, barring any additional trades, he was jettisoned by the Hawks because he was deemed the most expendable, having their hand force by the cap.

Chris Simon? He was a guy with a ton of skill... and sadly a drinking problem. the only way Bollig sees 30 goals like Simon did for the Caps is if you count 4 seasons...
Not saying he's going to get 30 or even 10 goals, just that on a spectrum between PL3 and Simon he's more toward Simon.
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