Slight inconsistency aside, I think Glencross is a great complementary player especially given his salary.
For some reason I've always thought he was a bit of a whiner, i think he b***ed at the refs too much before he had a letter, and I understand that when he has a letter its part of his job, but some times I think to myself just shut up and play the game. Its funny sometimes when you see other players do it it comes off as passionate, but for me it has always come of as for some reason.
All of that said, I have no problem with trading Glencross for a great return, because I think we have the bodies to fill his shoes and if we can fill in other gaps in the line-up trading him I think it could be positive for this team now. But I also don't have a problem with bringing him back next season.
What I do have a problem with is giving him 4+ years and over $4m. There is no reason for the team to shoot themselves in foot down the road when they will have to pay Gio, Monahan, Gaudreau & hopefully Bennett & Poirier substantially.
From my prospective we paid $4 x 4 for Hudler, and right now we are getting allot more than we paid for. But Curtis Glencross' absolute ceiling for the remainder of his career is pretty equivalent to the Jiri Hudler we paid for.
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