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Old 07-02-2014, 12:50 PM   #476
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Originally Posted by getbak View Post
No, I was talking about Gilbert's likely mindset when choosing between the Habs and the Flames.

It's not enough to say "the Flames should have signed Gilbert for the same money they gave to Engelland." For that to work, Gilbert had to be willing to sign with the Flames, which he likely wasn't.
Oh, okay, yes I definitely agree with this. I will however say that overpaying Gilbert at 3.5M AAV or something would have been preferable to overpaying Engelland at 2.9, in my opinion, simply because Gilbert has a proven track record of moving the needle in the right direction for his team and Engelland doesn't.

On that point,
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Originally Posted by united View Post
To sum up this chart, "everyone who has ever played with Derek Engelland has done worse with him than without him".

Would like to see the same chart done using GF%.
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