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Originally Posted by Realtor 1
I officially give up on beating this dead horse - Not 1 person who is in favor of keeping Glencross has been able to comment on the following facts -
1) Glencross wants more money and whether you like it or not, the team is no different with or without him in the lineup (this year)
2) Glencross is stuck on the 3rd and 4th line for the rest of the year. He may see the odd shift or even game in the top 6 however those 2 lines are pretty solidified right now.
3) Asking for more money is pretty ridiculous considering the point production and games healthy.....
So if he is so money driven to the point of making a comment before the season starts that he is not willing to take a home town discount on this next contract, he better figure out a way to start putting the puck in the net and staying healthy on the 3/4 line for the flames or tell the team he will entertain a trade to a team where he can try to put the puck in the net and stay healthy on the top 2 lines.
Realistically, none of us know where they are at with contract talks but I do know that management has made a point of stating when they were trying to get things done with certain players and I havent heard a peep about Glencross all year. He is in what should be the prime of his career and if this is what he can deliver in his prime on a contract year, I would say he is easily replaceable from a number of guys in Addy.
If we can get a first for him and he can realize that waiving his NMC can mean the difference in millions of dollars, it is a win win for both sides.
If there is not a solid prospect or 1st on the table, you keep him until years end and let him decide how serious he was about wanting more money.
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What leverage to the Flames have in this situation to "tell him to give them a list"? They have none. It's not like there are years left on his deal, we are talking about months at most of an uncomfortable situation for him dealing with a situation where he knows his current team no longer wants him. You are clearly missing the leverage points in this negotiation. In season, Glencross holds all the cards, after the season is done, the Flames do.
Which is magnified by the fact that your assertions that Glencross doesn't make the team better and can easily be replaced by a forward in the AHL. Completely false statements. Glencross is easily.......easily, not even close to debatable, one of the top 12 forwards in this organization. Therefore by default, he makes the current Flames better when he's in the line up. What you are suggesting means that today, in this moment in time, Glencross is the worst of the forwards up in the NHL, and is also worse than many we have in the AHL. That notion is actually laughable. There is no one left in the A for the Flames that is currently a "lock" for a full time NHL player. Glencross is an abosolute lock to be an NHL player next season, no matter where it is. Rediculous to suggest otherwise.