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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
Put me in the category of being disappointed in this signing. By every measure he isn't good at hockey so I hope he does a stand up routine in the dressing room to keep guys happy. Really not sure why we have him.
As for the "good team guy" / "bad player", I still don't like the signing. While a happy team is nice, they still have to play hockey
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I've liked most, if not all things, the flames have done since hiring Burke. This signing is not one of them. Just like when we picked up Jones ans SoB I truly believe that a contract should be somewhat trade able if you want to go in another direction. You can add engelland to the NTC list because no one is taking him off our hands.
I've seen him play enough to know that he is much worse in his own zone than Butler. Yes he brings a tough streak and is noted as a good locker room guy but that does not justify his contract. Should also note that Butler was well liked in dressing room and has been reported that he had some quite leadership qualities also. If butler had been given this contract CP site would have crashed.