Quote:
Originally Posted by keenan87
What exactly does he bring?
|
Right now:
- 26 points to date - 4th in Forward Scoring
- 0.55 point pace this season - so he's once again over a 1/2 point per game player
- he's still a + player, but many on the team are this year
- One of our few forwards that can actually contribute offensively and physically, the latter being something that lacks on this squad.
I'm no Glencross fan boy or even a supporter, I think the Flames should be looking to see if they can get a decent deal for him. But this ridiculous attitude many have on the board that he contributes nothing, that he's easily replaced by assets already in the system or even that he's addition by subtraction is absurd. He's none of those things. The Flames get worse by losing Glencross (assuming he's not traded for a roster player), to pretend otherwise is silly. It's not supported by anything any of us would see from watching the games, and it certainly not supported by the numbers. We can't drop our 4th top scoring forward and become a "better club". If we had someone on the farm that could provide that today already, they'd be playing on the big club.
That said, I do think the Flames could possibly sustain the Glencross loss, but moving him does hurt the club.