I don't think we need to sign GlenX for a 4 year deal because we 'owe him a solid' as one poster put it. I think we do need to deal with the situation before the deadline. I'm not sure how much of a 'glue' guy GlenX is and he has actually come accross to me as the opposite. He is declining and all it is going to take is Sven or Wolf to come in a light it up for him and Raymond to be expendable.
To me GlenX has gotten away from what made him successful. Speed and a mean streak. Watching him this year he seems to have a bit of the 'I'm a skill guy now' to his game. He is not as physically engaged and doesn't seem to yap much out there. Almost like when Iggy was here. Some nights he was engaged and would have a scrap and play so much better than when he was trolling the perimeter looking for the one timer.
GlenX has definatly lost a step in speed and compete this year. I can't say if it's been the injuries hampering him or age. Either way I think we need to look at a package before the trade deadline as he is going to want more than he is worth for his next contract. Remember the last time we gave 'a solid' to one of players? And the next season he signed to the team we wanted to trade him to anyway? I'm past it. This is a business first.
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