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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Raymond had a career year in year #1 Toronto.... Carlye that much of a better coach than Hartley??
True he peaked in year 3 in Vancouver but then had 3 progressively worse season to the point that the Canucks didn't want him on a tryout contract.
He has has 2 good years out of 8 .... but next year he will be good?
The Russell myth also wears on me... He was the best D-man in junior hockey and a regular in the NHL as a 20 year old. He played a grand total of 14 games in the AHL.
He got lost in St.L with them getting Leopold and then Bouwmeester.
In Calgary he just took the same progression he was on in Columbus.
And Hudler.... Maybe he is a bet better than year #1 in Calgary when he played on a the smallest wimpiest team in the league and had Roman Cervenka as his linemate.
If he was forced to play all 3 years with Cervenka as his linemate he would be retiring to the KHL next year.
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Raymond had his career year in Vancouver, the next year he struggled with injuries, but after the Sedin's still had best possession numbers on the team. Think Byran but with much better finish. He has also always been a good penalty killer, but has not been used in that situation in Calgary at all. He put up decent numbers on the powerplay both in Vancouver and Toronto, so curious why all of a sudden in Calgary he struggles. Last two years in Vancouver he was recovering from a broken back, so yeah, surprisingly he had some regression. Would have interesting to see where his play went if he had not sustained that particular injury. If he was a more consistent goal scorer he would have a whole lot more money in his bank account, like most players with his similar stats line. He has been out of sync this year, but not ready to completely dismiss a bounce back next year.