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Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988
"Home discount" aside, pretty sure Glencross is from Sask.
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My understanding was that he is from and lived in / around Kindersley, SK until he was a young kid, something like 8 or 10 then moved and played the majority of his hockey / upbringing in eastern Alberta, Provost area. I would suspect he considers the Flames as close to a "hometown" as a guy from the prairies can get, for whatever it's worth.
I do think he took a 'discount' and I as a fan appreciate that as that type of leadership can help a team sign key guys... but recognize that is worth essentially zero to him.
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Originally Posted by dino7c
force a guy that loves the city and the team to move on for a 2nd or 3rd round pick when the Flames are in a playoffs spot...I just don't see it
you guys can talk about it for another 2 weeks but I doubt it happens. I also think he makes a bigger impact than most on here do. One of the only wingers we have that has a little sand paper in his game.
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Disagree he has sand paper in his game. I think he USED to play tougher, hit more, whatever. But if you watch him now, he is much more timid, probably a result of the way the game seems to be changing and his injuries. I wish he had this part of his game back as he seems pretty docile. For example or comparison's sake, look at how a guy like Bouma brings the body every single game and every single shift. Not even close.
Glencross to me, just isn't a part of this team's future. He probably is more so than, say, Stajan though. But given the contract status, the type of team Calgary is and looks to be trying to become, he just doesn't seem to have the same work ethic and mentality as the rest of the team. Doesn't seem to be a logical fit here. Some games there are spurts of very good things but just not consistent enough for me. I do however appreciate how hard he has been backchecking this season. He does have good defensive awareness as another posted pointed out. Just don't like what he brings to the table offensively anymore, and I think he will fetch a great deal closer to the deadline.