Having never watched Raymond closely, but having seen his point totals, it seems to me that while I understand the frustrations in his game - not great defence, some giveaways, and not physical, his point totals do seems to say he's producing as expected.
I also think that some posters determined early on to dislike his play and after that, mistakes were magnified. A blind pass which gets picked off or locked gets a lot more criticism that other players.
He's not my favorite either, in fact, probably close to the bottom of my own list of Flames. But I think he's been what they expected. A depth scorer capable of a 20 goal season.
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