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Originally Posted by Table 5
I think Glencross was given the benefit of the doubt for longer than his play justified. Most of the season his play didn't equate to a Top 6 role, yet we has still put into prime positions. He was expected to become a goal scoring leader on this young team, and he failed to live up to expectations. The fact that the coaches have adjusted, and started putting him in a role that plays to his current strengths is not a slight against Glencross...it just shows that his game has changed, and it's not what he thinks it is.
He has 8 goals in 49 games. Injuries have been an issue, but when you have less goals than 10 players on your team...a list which includes, Josh Jooris, David Jones, and Mason Raymond (who have all played less games than Glencross), 3 defensemen, 2 rookies (including the mentioned Jooris) and a 4th like energy guy in Lance Bouma... reality says that you're probably not a Top 6 guy anymore.
The Flames have been more than fair to Curtis. He's just simply not the player he thinks he is.
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While Glencross' goal production has gone down, I am rather curious to know what makes you think that a guy who is fourth among forwards in team scoring is not a top-six forward for this team.