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Originally Posted by dying4acup
After year 3, Phaneuf had 65points and a Norris nomination.
He got a 6yr 39M contract, and he was never the same.
I'm betting the Flames play this a bit more conservatively.
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He was never the same because:
1) D Sutter got too greedy with getting another high profile D-man (JBo)
2) D Sutter decided to get B Sutter involved
3) Not sure what happened after a successful first half of the season where the Flames looked to make the playoffs just like the previous year. But after that Phaneuf shocker trade, the team was in dissarray until Brent Sutter was not renewed.
So, yeah, you would almost have to say it started with D Sutter getting to greedy getting JBo.