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Originally Posted by Split98
Not that Vrbata is coming from a winning franchise, but I'd rather have him in the locker room mentoring the kids than Havlat who, at this point, has to be pretty down on himself.
If we were pushing for a playoff spot, I would agree with you that Havlat might be a risk worth taking but I just don't see a reclamation project serving a role that we will need on this team.
Plus, there will be a lot of losses... which isn't going to help Havlat find his game much.
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I think the Flames dressing room has enough veteran voices of leadership already that we don't really need to be actively looking for any more. Havlat has never struck me as a pouter or a quitter, just a guy who suffered some major injuries and failed to find his game with the Sharks. It happens to guys all the time.
Vrbata will be coveted by many teams and will probably be asking for term. That is what concerns me about him. Depending on how crazy some of these teams get he could be this year's David Clarkson. If he would settle for a short term deal with a rebuilding team I'd be all for it, I just don't see it happening, personally.